Definition of "disavow" [dis•a•vow]

• To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with. (verb-transitive)

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• "Then, as now, the issue was the Palestinians' maximalist demands and the refusal of the State Department to insist that the Palestinians "disavow" an agenda that would spell the demise of the Jewish state."
• "I have to say, as a Die Hard Mode fan, that Just Can't Get Enough is one of the tracks I kind of disavow a little ..."
• "He's not going to 'disavow' it, whatever that means in this context."