disclaim
verb (used with object)
to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown.
had disclaimed
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past perfectof disclaim.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At this John Holman had declared himself neutral and, beyond repeating his offer to buy the Widow’s stock, had disclaimed all interest in her affairs.
From Shadow Mountain by Dane Coolidge
Thus in his last address the dying Buddha disclaims, as he had disclaimed before in talking to Ânanda, all idea of dictating to the order: his memory is not to become a paralyzing tradition.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Sir Charles Eliot
In my own hearing Fu-Manchu had disclaimed, with scorn, association with the whole of that movement; and assuming that the name were not an assumed one, he clearly can have been no anti-Manchu, no Republican.
From The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
In April 1416 Humphrey received the emperor Sigismund at Dover and, according to a 16th-century story, did not let him land till he had disclaimed all title to imperial authority in England.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
She had disclaimed, indeed, all knowledge of his devotion, but she had disclaimed it with a blushing cheek and conscious smile, like a little—little—oh, what a little fool!
From Boston Neighbours In Town and Out by Agnes Blake Poor
