disclaim

Verb

Meaning

To renounce all claim to deny; ownership of, or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.

To deny, as a claim; to refuse.

To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office.

To disavow or renounce all part, claim, or share.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

renounce repudiate disavow refuse disown evert forsaking negative drop decline reverse dispute surrender withdraw reject
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Antonyms

claim sue support take own allow
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Hypernyms

deny quit renounce relinquish foreswear

Phrases with the word

disclaim responsibility disclaim all liability disclaim liability

Derivatives

disclaimed disclaiming

Examples

Power breeds responsibilities, in international affairs as in domestic -- or even private. To dodge or disclaim these responsibilities is one form of the abuse of power. Irving Kristol

When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time. François de La Rochefoucauld

the teaching of my philosophy... that our whole existence is something which had better not have been, and that to disown and disclaim it is the highest wisdom. Arthur Schopenhauer

Never make a decision. Let someone else make it and then if it turns out to be the wrong one, you can disclaim it, and if it is the right one you can abide by it. Howard Hughes

He disclaimed any responsibility Source: Internet

All forward-looking statements herein reflect our opinions only as of the date of this letter, and we undertake no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update forward-looking statements herein in light of new information or future events. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

disciplinist discission discitis disclaim all liability disclaim liability disclaim responsibility