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disavow

di·sa·vow

UK/dɪsəˈvaʊ/ US/ˌdɪsʌˈvaʊ/ rare

verb

1.

refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with

  • “Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children”
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From dis- + avow, or from Old French desavouer.

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