disavow

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.

   abstreiten, leugnen, von sich weisen

   отрекатьсяotrekatʹsja

   refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with

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 socialism.

   bestreiten, zurückweisen, in Abrede stellen

   дезавуироватьdezavuirovatʹ

1. Most of them disavow and denounce that sort of behavior.

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2. When we suppress our anger, we disavow a part of our humanity.

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3. Tom disavowed the rumor.

   deTom stritt das Gerücht ab.

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4. Only a narrow-minded man can disavow his native language absorbed with his mother's milk.

   ruТолько недалекий человек может отказаться от своего языка, впитанного с молоком матери.

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