disavow
verb (used with object)
to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate.
have disavowed
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present perfectof disavow.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The paper has been retracted by the Lancet, 10 of its 12 authors have disavowed its findings, and Wakefield was stripped of his medical license in the U.K.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
Jewish pro-Palestine activists in particular have disavowed attempts to conflate their religion and identity with support for the state of Israel.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2025
Ms Schlossberg did not immediately respond to a request for comment about her relative, though many members of the Kennedy family have disavowed Mr Kennedy's actions and his campaign for president.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024
A handful of small colleges have disavowed legacy admissions in the wake of the affirmative action decision, but there’s been no sign of change in the upper echelons of America’s universities.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
Eliza has written; and the men of her nation, whose works have been the most abounding in elegance and taste, would not have disavowed the small number of pages she has left behind her.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 486, April 23, 1831 by Various
