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Verb Concept
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disavow  abjure  abnegate  deny  disclaim
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Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with WordNet 3.0
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Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge. OmegaWiki
To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like. Wiktionary
To refuse to own or acknowledge. Wiktionary (translation)
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Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
He was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime. Wiktionary
IS A
deny
HAS KIND
deny
ANTONYM
avow
DERIVATION
disavowal
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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disavow
Wiktionary
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disavow
OmegaWiki
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abjure, abnegate, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, reject
VerbAtlas
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