| 单词 | disavow |
| 释义 | disavow (once / 3364 pages) v To disavow is to deny support for someone or something. You might feel dissed if your biggest donor decides to suddenly disavow you in your run for president. Disavow comes from a combination of the Old French prefix des- meaning "opposite of" and the word avoer meaning to "acknowledge, accept, recognize." When you disavow, you are doing the opposite of acknowledging or accepting. You're rejecting or denying. When you disavow something you've done in the past, you reject or deny what you've done. WORD FAMILYdisavow: disavowable, disavowal, disavowed, disavowing, disavows+/avow: avowal, avowed, avower, avowing, avows, disavow/avowal: avowals/avowed: avowedly, unavowed/avower: avowers/disavowal: disavowals/unavowed: unavowedly USAGE EXAMPLESHe was saying, “Everything that brought me to pop stardom I now disavow.” New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) She disavowed the American connotation and called herself pro-choice. Slate(Dec 27, 2016) He was slow to disavow an endorsement from David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader. The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) v refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children Ant|Hypo|Hyper avouch, avow admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about deny refuse to recognize or acknowledge deny declare untrue; contradict |
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