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disavow

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To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime.

To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.

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Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children Source: Internet

About two dozen Republican congressional candidates in the Nov. 3 election have voiced support for QAnon, while Trump himself has refused to disavow the movement. Source: Internet

After all, basic IT forensics are easily used to verify or disavow an email’s origin. Source: Internet

Baptist churches are widely considered to be Protestant churches, though some Baptists disavow this identity. Source: Internet

By the late 1970s, Scientology was keen to disavow its connection with Narconon. Source: Internet

However, by 1938, Lloyd George's distaste for Neville Chamberlain led him to disavow Chamberlain's appeasement policies. Source: Internet

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