v. Function: verb
to refuse to admit, accept, or approve FF1C; the senator disclaimed the comment attributed to him FF1E; FF1C; disclaim responsibility for a subordinate's mistake FF1E;
Synonyms: deny, disacknowledge, disallow, disavow, disown, repudiate
Related Words: contradict, contravene, gainsay, traverse; refuse, reject, spurn; deprecate; belittle, disparage, minimize; abjure, forswear, recant, renounce, retract; challenge, criticize
Idioms: turn one's back on, wash one's hands of
Contrasted Words: acknowledge, avow, own; accept, admit, receive, take
Antonyms: claim