To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.
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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.
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To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.
Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.
The act of disavowing, disclaiming, or disowning; rejection and denial.
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The act of disavowing, disclaiming, or disowning; rejection and denial.
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To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority.
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To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority.
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