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Verb: disavow  `dis-u'vaw
  1. Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with
    "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

Derived forms: disavowed, disavows, disavowing

See also: disavowal

Type of: deny

Antonym: avow

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