disavow
verb (used with object)
to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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But what exactly would he have been disavowing?
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2016