Associations to the word «Disavow»

Wiktionary

DISAVOW, verb. To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown.
DISAVOW, verb. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.

Dictionary definition

DISAVOW, verb. Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats