disclaim
verb (used with object)
to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown.
disclaims
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present tense formof disclaim (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He disclaims any effort to reverse or expunge the old case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
CECOT, by contrast, is run by El Salvador, so the U.S. government disclaims any authority over its operations.
From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2025
"It is only when she is tasked with answering for that involvement that she disclaims any connection."
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2023
Jendrucko calls himself Dr. Lavender, even though, as the festival’s website disclaims, “Dr. Lavender is not a medical practitioner; he is just a guy who likes lavender.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2021
One celebrated writer on the subject disclaims the idea in the following words, “Poole principally objects to the position of the Lady Chapel at the east end, ‘above,’ as he expresses it ‘the High Altar.’
From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various
