Disavow Definition & Meaning

disavow
verb
  1. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

"Disavow" in song lyrics

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  • "I'm like dismember, disembowel, disavow"
    Louis Logic — Visceral Literal

Words that rhyme with disavow

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