v. To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown.
v. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown.
v. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To disown; disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or connection with; repudiate; deny concurrence in or approval of; refuse to own or acknowledge; disclaim.
To deny; disprove.
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v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with
Word Usage
"Then, as now, the issue was the Palestinians' maximalist demands and the refusal of the State Department to insist that the Palestinians "disavow" an agenda that would spell the demise of the Jewish state."