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English to English verb
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refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with |  | Example: Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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