Definition of "disavow" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.

   • He was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime.

2. (transitive) To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind.

   • Because of her dissatisfaction, she now disavows the merits of fascism.