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Significats de disavow (disavowing) en anglès

To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge.

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

Ús de disavowing en anglès
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It has been said, that in disavowing guardianship, we sometimes slaughter Abel.
St. Elmo
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Before and after, he read into the record a statement disavowing the confession.
The Guardian
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Its spokesmen, in concert, began disavowing the report even before it was released.
The new yorker
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My father waved his hand negligently, as though disavowing some compliment.
The Unspeakable Gentleman
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The Governor of Virginia issued a proclamation disavowing all Clark's acts.
The Winning of the West, Volume 3 / The Founding of the Trans-Al...
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I praised Carl Sagan for disavowing gut feelings about alien life.
The god delusion
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The emails attempt to threaten employees into disavowing Sony Pictures to prevent further attacks.
The Guardian
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He felt like a traitor wearing it, like he was disavowing his family somehow.
Earth Afire
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She seemed relieved, though, at my disavowal of whatever it was I was disavowing.
The Great Book of Amber
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Why had he not tried to placate her by disavowing sympathy with his mother?
The Sport of the Gods
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Jaffer said Obama deserved credit for disavowing torture and closing secret CIA detention sites abroad.
Reuters
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Ultimately, Ryan chose a middle way-formallyendorsing Trump while routinely disavowing his most controversial behavior.
Wired
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He wrote evasively to the Pope about his relations with Luther without altogether disavowing him.
Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
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I tell Nick what happened, truthfully disavowing any knowledge of how the head got there.
First degree
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Biden previously joined Sanders, Warren and other candidates in disavowing super PACs during the primary season.
Reuters
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Yet he never thought of disavowing his vengeance.
The Sky Line of Spruce
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