"disavow" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dɪsəˈvaʊ/ Audio: en-us-disavow.ogg , en-au-disavow.ogg Forms: disavows [present, singular, third-person], disavowing [participle, present], disavowed [participle, past], disavowed [past]
Rhymes: -aʊ Etymology: From dis- + avow, or from Old French desavouer. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|avow}} dis- + avow, {{der|en|fro|desavouer}} Old French desavouer Head templates: {{en-verb}} disavow (third-person singular simple present disavows, present participle disavowing, simple past and past participle disavowed)
  1. (transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like. Tags: transitive Synonyms: abjure, deny, disclaim, disown, reject Translations (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like): отричам се (otričam se) (Bulgarian), popřít [perfective] (Czech), neznat se (Czech), distancovat se (Czech), verloochenen (Dutch), malkonfesi (Esperanto), malagnoski (Esperanto), désavouer (French), უარყოფა (uarq̇opa) (Georgian), პასუხისმგებლობის მოხსნა (ṗasuxismgeblobis moxsna) (Georgian), abstreiten (German), leugnen (German), von sich weisen (German), verleugnen (German), sich distanzieren von (German), desavouieren (German), zurückweisen (German), ableugnen (German), tagad (Hungarian), nem ismer el (Hungarian), visszautasít (Hungarian), vitat (Hungarian), diffiteor (Latin), whākorekore (Maori), whakahore (Maori), fornekte (Norwegian), repudiar (Spanish), desavouera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-disavow-en-verb-2zC1oduI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like': 92 8
  2. (transitive) To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind. Tags: transitive Synonyms: disprove, deny, impugn, reject, repudiate Translations (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind): отказвам се (otkazvam se) (Bulgarian), popřít [perfective] (Czech), ontkennen (Dutch), kiistää (Finnish), kieltää (Finnish), désavouer (French), désapprouver (French), bestreiten (German), zurückweisen (German), in Abrede stellen (German), nicht anerkennen (German), sich distanzieren von (German), elhatárolódik (Hungarian), elutasít (Hungarian), dezavuál (Hungarian), repudiar (Ido)
    Sense id: en-disavow-en-verb-sl2je5qY Categories (other): English terms prefixed with dis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: disavowable, disavower, disavowment Related terms: disavowal, disavowed

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "(transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like."
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          "word": "disclaim"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otričam se",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "отричам се"
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          "word": "popřít"
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        {
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          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "neznat se"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "distancovat se"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "verloochenen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "malkonfesi"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "malagnoski"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "désavouer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "uarq̇opa",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "უარყოფა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ṗasuxismgeblobis moxsna",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "პასუხისმგებლობის მოხსნა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "abstreiten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "leugnen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "von sich weisen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "verleugnen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "sich distanzieren von"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "desavouieren"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "zurückweisen"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "ableugnen"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "tagad"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "nem ismer el"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "visszautasít"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "vitat"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "diffiteor"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "whākorekore"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "whakahore"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "fornekte"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "repudiar"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
          "word": "desavouera"
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        "(transitive) To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind."
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        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otkazvam se",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
          "word": "отказвам се"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
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            "perfective"
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          "word": "popřít"
        },
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
          "word": "ontkennen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
          "word": "kiistää"
        },
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
          "word": "kieltää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
          "word": "désavouer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
          "word": "désapprouver"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
          "word": "bestreiten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
          "word": "zurückweisen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
          "word": "in Abrede stellen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
          "word": "nicht anerkennen"
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
          "word": "sich distanzieren von"
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
          "word": "elhatárolódik"
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
          "word": "elutasít"
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
          "word": "dezavuál"
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
          "word": "repudiar"
        }
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    "Rhymes:English/aʊ/3 syllables",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Ido translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "disavowable"
    },
    {
      "word": "disavower"
    },
    {
      "word": "disavowment"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dis",
        "3": "avow"
      },
      "expansion": "dis- + avow",
      "name": "prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "desavouer"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French desavouer",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From dis- + avow, or from Old French desavouer.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "disavows",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "disavowing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "disavowed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "disavowed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "disavow (third-person singular simple present disavows, present participle disavowing, simple past and past participle disavowed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "disavowal"
    },
    {
      "word": "disavowed"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "accept"
        },
        {
          "word": "own up"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "refuse",
          "refuse"
        ],
        [
          "acknowledge",
          "acknowledge"
        ],
        [
          "deny",
          "deny"
        ],
        [
          "responsibility",
          "responsibility"
        ],
        [
          "approbation",
          "approbation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "abjure"
        },
        {
          "word": "deny"
        },
        {
          "word": "disclaim"
        },
        {
          "word": "disown"
        },
        {
          "word": "reject"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "accept"
        },
        {
          "word": "prove"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Because of her dissatisfaction, she now disavows the merits of fascism.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deny",
          "deny"
        ],
        [
          "contrary",
          "contrary"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "disprove"
        },
        {
          "word": "deny"
        },
        {
          "word": "impugn"
        },
        {
          "word": "reject"
        },
        {
          "word": "repudiate"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪsəˈvaʊ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-disavow.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d2/En-us-disavow.ogg/En-us-disavow.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/En-us-disavow.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-disavow.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/84/En-au-disavow.ogg/En-au-disavow.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/En-au-disavow.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊ"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otričam se",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "отричам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "popřít"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "neznat se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "distancovat se"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "verloochenen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "malkonfesi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "malagnoski"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "désavouer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uarq̇opa",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "უარყოფა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗasuxismgeblobis moxsna",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "პასუხისმგებლობის მოხსნა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "abstreiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "leugnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "von sich weisen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "verleugnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "sich distanzieren von"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "desavouieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "zurückweisen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "ableugnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "tagad"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "nem ismer el"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "visszautasít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "vitat"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "diffiteor"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "whākorekore"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "whakahore"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "fornekte"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "repudiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like",
      "word": "desavouera"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otkazvam se",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "word": "отказвам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "popřít"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "word": "ontkennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "word": "kiistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "word": "kieltää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "word": "désavouer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "word": "désapprouver"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "word": "bestreiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "word": "zurückweisen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "word": "in Abrede stellen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "word": "nicht anerkennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "word": "sich distanzieren von"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "word": "elhatárolódik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "word": "elutasít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "word": "dezavuál"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind",
      "word": "repudiar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "disavow"
}

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