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   Disavow , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disavowed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disavowing.] [F. désavouer; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + avouer to avow. See Avow, and cf. Disavouch.]
   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.
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   A solemn promise made and disavowed.
   Dryden.
   
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   To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
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   Yet can they never
   Toss into air the freedom of my birth,
   Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's.
   Ford.
   
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