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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: disavows, disavowed, disavowing

Type of: deny

Antonym: avouch

Encyclopedia: Disavow

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