disavow
verb /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ/
/ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disavow | /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ/ /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ/ |
| he / she / it disavows | /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊz/ /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊz/ |
| past simple disavowed | /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊd/ /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊd/ |
| past participle disavowed | /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊd/ /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊd/ |
| -ing form disavowing | /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊɪŋ/ /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊɪŋ/ |
- disavow something to state publicly that you have no knowledge of something or that you are not responsible for something/somebody
- They disavowed claims of a split in the party.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French desavouer.