Antonyms for disavow
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dis-uh-vou |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈvaʊ |
Definition of disavow
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French desavouer (13c.), from des- "opposite of" (see dis-) + avouer (see avow). Related: Disavowed; disavowing.
- verb reject
- He felt his condition, and his powerful genius did not disavow it.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
- Where we disavow being keeper to our brother we're his Cain.
- Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
- Mary would not disavow her claim to Elizabeth's crown, nor would she directly assert it.
- Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
- I feel shame—bitter, bitter shame, that I cannot disclaim him—disavow him!
- Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
- The President was obliged to disavow the acts of his agents.
- Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson
- It was proved that he was in the pay of France and the Montenegrins were obliged to disavow him.
- Extract from : « The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 » by Henry Baerlein
- She considered it to be her duty formally and officially to disavow her senior.
- Extract from : « The Madigans » by Miriam Michelson
- When she arrived here the government was obliged to disavow the act.
- Extract from : « If, Yes and Perhaps » by Edward Everett Hale
- You disavow it; that is enough for me, and I for ever dismiss the idea.
- Extract from : « Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson
- It was not love she tried to disavow, but hope, and even there she failed.
- Extract from : « Yonder » by Emily Hilda Young
Synonyms for disavow
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