"disclaim" meaning in English

See disclaim in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪsˈkleɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-disclaim.wav [UK] Forms: disclaims [present, singular, third-person], disclaiming [participle, present], disclaimed [participle, past], disclaimed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪm Etymology: From Middle English disclaimen, from Anglo-Norman disclaimer, from Old French desclamer (French déclamer), des- + clamer. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|disclaimen}} Middle English disclaimen, {{der|en|xno|disclaimer}} Anglo-Norman disclaimer, {{der|en|fro|desclamer}} Old French desclamer, {{cog|fr|déclamer}} French déclamer, {{m|fro|des-}} des-, {{m|fro|clamer}} clamer Head templates: {{en-verb}} disclaim (third-person singular simple present disclaims, present participle disclaiming, simple past and past participle disclaimed)
  1. (transitive) To completely renounce claims to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for Tags: transitive Synonyms: disown, disavow, reject
    Sense id: en-disclaim-en-verb-dqCysgj7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 18 31 26
  2. (transitive) To deny, as a claim; to refuse. Tags: transitive Synonyms (deny as a claim): refuse Translations (deny as a claim; refuse): dementovat [imperfective] (Czech), kape (Maori), whakakape (Maori)
    Sense id: en-disclaim-en-verb-BPZeMpr- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 18 31 26 Disambiguation of 'deny as a claim': 12 64 24 1 Disambiguation of 'deny as a claim; refuse': 13 65 21 1
  3. (intransitive, transitive) (law) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-disclaim-en-verb-v6lLBPBN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 18 31 26
  4. (transitive) To make an admission or warning. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-disclaim-en-verb-rEihtkGY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 18 31 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: disown, repudiate, renounce Synonyms (renounce all claim to): disavow Derived forms: disclaimer Translations (renounce all claim to): отказвам се от (otkazvam se ot) (Bulgarian), malpretendi (Esperanto), frånsäga sig (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'renounce all claim to': 32 33 33 2 Disambiguation of 'renounce all claim to': 32 33 33 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(transitive) To completely renounce claims to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for"
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        "(transitive) To deny, as a claim; to refuse."
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        "(transitive) To make an admission or warning."
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        "(transitive) To completely renounce claims to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for"
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        "(transitive) To deny, as a claim; to refuse."
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        "(intransitive, transitive) (law) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office."
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        "(transitive) To make an admission or warning."
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      "word": "kape"
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