Meaning & use
disavow
To deny responsibility for or connection with something, often formally.
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The senator quickly disavowed the controversial comments made by his aide.
She disavowed any knowledge of the plan once it became public.
A note on using this word
Disavow is often used in formal or public statements to clearly and officially reject association with something.
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