disclaim
verb /dɪsˈkleɪm/
/dɪsˈkleɪm/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disclaim | /dɪsˈkleɪm/ /dɪsˈkleɪm/ |
| he / she / it disclaims | /dɪsˈkleɪmz/ /dɪsˈkleɪmz/ |
| past simple disclaimed | /dɪsˈkleɪmd/ /dɪsˈkleɪmd/ |
| past participle disclaimed | /dɪsˈkleɪmd/ /dɪsˈkleɪmd/ |
| -ing form disclaiming | /dɪsˈkleɪmɪŋ/ /dɪsˈkleɪmɪŋ/ |
- disclaim something to state publicly that you have no knowledge of something, or that you are not responsible for something synonym deny
- She disclaimed any knowledge of her husband's whereabouts.
- The rebels disclaimed all responsibility for the explosion.
- disclaim something to give up your right to something, such as property or a title synonym renounce
Word Originlate Middle English (in legal contexts): from Anglo-Norman French desclamer, from des- (expressing reversal) + clamer ‘to claim’, from Latin clamare ‘call out’.