Definitions for: Disavow

[v] refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

Webster (1913) Definition: Dis`a*vow", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disavowed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Disavowing.] [F. d['e]savouer; pref. d['e]s- (L.
dis-) + avouer to avow. See Avow, and cf. Disavouch.]
1. To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to
deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to
disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement,
but he disavows the crime.

A solemn promise made and disavowed. --Dryden.

2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.

Yet can they never Toss into air the freedom of my
birth, Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's. --Ford.

Antonyms: avouch, avow

See Also: deny

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