The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disavow \Dis`a*vow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disavowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disavowing.] [F. d['e]savouer; pref. d['e]s- (L. dis-) + avouer to avow. See Avow, and cf. Disavouch.]
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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.
A solemn promise made and disavowed.
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To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
Yet can they never Toss into air the freedom of my birth, Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's.
--Ford.
Wiktionary
Strongly disowned or denied. v
(en-past of: disavow)
Wikipedia
Disavowed is a death metal band from Amsterdam, Netherlands and Esbjerg, Denmark.
Usage examples of "disavowed".
I heard a smitch of it, too, and disavowed it with all the innocence at my command.
On the other hand, I won't sit by and see Master Morilton disavowed or harassed or humiliated because he has learned something Norist didn't teach him.
But when reporters checked, they could find no record of the visitors and the named citizens disavowed any knowledge of them.