To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge.
Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with.
1 It has been said, that in disavowing guardianship, we sometimes slaughter Abel.
2 Before and after, he read into the record a statement disavowing the confession.
3 Its spokesmen, in concert, began disavowing the report even before it was released.
4 My father waved his hand negligently, as though disavowing some compliment.
5 The Governor of Virginia issued a proclamation disavowing all Clark's acts.
6 I praised Carl Sagan for disavowing gut feelings about alien life.
7 The emails attempt to threaten employees into disavowing Sony Pictures to prevent further attacks.
8 He felt like a traitor wearing it, like he was disavowing his family somehow.
9 She seemed relieved, though, at my disavowal of whatever it was I was disavowing .
10 Why had he not tried to placate her by disavowing sympathy with his mother?
11 Jaffer said Obama deserved credit for disavowing torture and closing secret CIA detention sites abroad.
12 Ultimately, Ryan chose a middle way-formallyendorsing Trump while routinely disavowing his most controversial behavior.
13 He wrote evasively to the Pope about his relations with Luther without altogether disavowing him.
14 I tell Nick what happened, truthfully disavowing any knowledge of how the head got there.
15 Biden previously joined Sanders, Warren and other candidates in disavowing super PACs during the primary season.
16 Yet he never thought of disavowing his vengeance.
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