DISAVOWED

Adjective

disavowed (not comparable)

Strongly disowned or denied.

Synonyms

• denied, disclaimed, disowned

Verb

disavowed

simple past tense and past participle of disavow

Source: Wiktionary


DISAVOW

Dis`a*vow", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disavowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disavowing.] Etym: [F. désavouer; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + avouer to avow. See Avow, and cf. Disavouch.]

1. To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, an the like; to disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime. A solemn promise made and disavowed. Dryden.

2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove. Yet can they never Toss into air the freedom of my birth, Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's. Ford.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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