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3 to disavow
renier; désavouer; répudierEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to disavow
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4 deny
∎ the prisoner denied having conspired or conspiring against the government le prisonnier nia avoir conspiré contre le gouvernement;∎ the accused denies the charge l'accusé nie;∎ he denied that he had been involved il nia avoir été impliqué;∎ there's no denying that we have a problem il est indéniable que nous avons un problème;∎ he denied all knowledge of the incident il a nié être au courant de l'incident∎ to deny sb sth or sth to sb refuser qch à qn;∎ to be denied access to sb/sth se voir refuser l'accès à qn/qch;∎ in many countries people are denied even basic human rights dans beaucoup de pays les gens sont privés des droits les plus fondamentaux∎ she thought that by denying herself she could help others elle pensait qu'en se privant elle pourrait aider les autres∎ Bible before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice avant que le coq chante, tu m'auras renié trois fois
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Disavow — Dis a*vow , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disavowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disavowing}.] [F. d[ e]savouer; pref. d[ e]s (L. dis ) + avouer to avow. See {Avow}, and cf. {Disavouch}.] 1. To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disavow — I verb abnegate, back down, back out, call back, declare not to be true, decline, deny, deny absolutely, deny connection with, deny emphatically, deny entirely, deny peremptorily, deny responsibility for, deny wholly, diffiteri, disaffirm,… … Law dictionary
disavow — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. desavouer (13c.), from des opposite of (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + avouer (see AVOW (Cf. avow)). Related: Disavowed; disavowing … Etymology dictionary
disavow — *disclaim, repudiate, disown, disallow Analogous words: *deny, gainsay, traverse: *disapprove, deprecate: reject, refuse (see DECLINE) Antonyms: avow Contrasted words: *maintain, assert, justify: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disavow — [v] reject abjure, contradict, deny, disacknowledge, disallow, disclaim, disown, drop out, forswear, gainsay, go back on word*, impugn, negate, negative, refuse, renege, renig, repudiate, wash hands of*, weasel out of*, welsh, worm out of*;… … New thesaurus
disavow — ► VERB ▪ deny any responsibility or support for. DERIVATIVES disavowal noun … English terms dictionary
disavow — [dis΄ə vou′] vt. [ME disavouen < OFr desavoer: see DIS & AVOW] to deny any knowledge or approval of, or responsibility for; disclaim; disown disavowal n … English World dictionary
disavow — UK [ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms disavow : present tense I/you/we/they disavow he/she/it disavows present participle disavowing past tense disavowed past participle disavowed formal to say firmly that you have no connection with… … English dictionary
disavow — [[t]dɪ̱səva͟ʊ[/t]] disavows, disavowing, disavowed VERB If you disavow something, you say that you are not connected with it or responsible for it. [FORMAL] [V n] Dr. Samuels immediately disavowed the newspaper story. Syn: disown, repudiate … English dictionary
disavow — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English desavowen, from Anglo French desavouer, from des dis + avouer to avow Date: 14th century 1. to deny responsibility for ; repudiate 2. to refuse to acknowledge or accept ; discla … New Collegiate Dictionary
disavow — disavowedly, adv. disavower, n. /dis euh vow /, v.t. to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate: He disavowed the remark that had been attributed to him. [1350 1400; ME disavouen, desavouen < AF, OF… … Universalium