| slovo | definícia |
disavow
(encz) | disavow,distancovat se v: Zdeněk Brož |
disavow
(encz) | disavow,neuznat v: Zdeněk Brož |
disavow
(encz) | disavow,popřít v: Zdeněk Brož |
Disavow
(gcide) | 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.]
1. 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.
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A solemn promise made and disavowed. --Dryden.
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2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
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Yet can they never
Toss into air the freedom of my birth,
Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's. --Ford.
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disavow
(wn) | disavow
v 1: refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of;
responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband
disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"
[ant: avouch, avow] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
disavowable
(encz) | disavowable, adj: |
disavowal
(encz) | disavowal,distancování se Jaroslav Šedivýdisavowal,popření n: Zdeněk Broždisavowal,zapření n: Zdeněk Brož |
Disavow
(gcide) | 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.]
1. 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.
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A solemn promise made and disavowed. --Dryden.
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2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
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Yet can they never
Toss into air the freedom of my birth,
Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's. --Ford.
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disavowable
(gcide) | disavowable \disavowable\ adj.
able to be disavowed.
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Disavowal
(gcide) | Disavowal \Dis`a*vow"al\, n.
The act of disavowing, disclaiming, or disowning; rejection
and denial.
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An earnest disavowal of fear often proceeds from fear.
--Richardson.
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Disavowance
(gcide) | Disavowance \Dis`a*vow"ance\, n.
Disavowal. [Obs.] --South.
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Disavowed
(gcide) | 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.]
1. 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.
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A solemn promise made and disavowed. --Dryden.
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2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
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Yet can they never
Toss into air the freedom of my birth,
Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's. --Ford.
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Disavower
(gcide) | Disavower \Dis`a*vow"er\, n.
One who disavows.
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Disavowing
(gcide) | 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.]
1. 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.
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A solemn promise made and disavowed. --Dryden.
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2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
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Yet can they never
Toss into air the freedom of my birth,
Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's. --Ford.
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Disavowment
(gcide) | Disavowment \Dis`a*vow"ment\, n.
Disavowal. [R.] --Wotton.
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disavowable
(wn) | disavowable
adj 1: capable of being disavowed |
disavowal
(wn) | disavowal
n 1: denial of any connection with or knowledge of [syn:
disavowal, disclaimer] |
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