0 present participle of disavow --
1 to say that you know nothing about something, or that you have no responsibility for or connection with something: --
Watson was unusual among the phrenologists in explicitly disavowing phrenology in later life.
Many missiologists are now disavowing these methods and attempt to construct a new paradigm that does not employ such imperialistic approaches which lead to language and cultural imposition.
In this way, critics serve the malamati's purpose of disavowing the approval of society more than the apologists who would attempt to praise them.
Japanist unions endeavoured to win support by disavowing violence and pledging support for nation and emperor.
They asked if the rumor was true, and demanded that he sign a document disavowing any connection to the vigilance committees.
It adopted an intransigent attitude toward the country's governments, disavowing collaboration and pursuing a policy of confrontation toward them.
He practices disavowing his candidature for the presidencynot very convincingly.
This is the type of person who, without disavowing his or her biological and social nature, does not avoid freedom and responsibility.
