transitive verb.
To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with.
transitive verb.
To assert to be wrong or of little value.
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.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown.
transitive verb.
To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
verb.
To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to denyresponsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown.
verb.
To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
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verb.
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."