disavow
verb (used with object)
to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate.
has disavowed
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present perfectof disavow (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The administration has disavowed any intention to interfere with the World Cup or the Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Mr. Haas has disavowed anything experimental about this music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
Those involved in the project include dozens of people who, like Gunasekara, served in his administration, although the candidate has disavowed any connection to the conservative playbook.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2024
The former president has disavowed its contents, but Mr Walz had a rejoinder.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024
He has disavowed every liberal act which ever seemed to emanate from him, with the exception of the amnesty.
From At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe by Arthur B. Fuller
