Only a narrow-minded man can disavow his native language absorbed with his mother's milk.
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Disavow
//dɪsəˈvaʊ//
Synonyms for "disavow" (65 found)
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46 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- отказвам се verb (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind)
- отричам се verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
Czech
4 entries- distancovat se verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
- neznat se verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
- popřít verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
- popřít verb (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind)
Dutch
2 entries- ontkennen verb (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind)
- verloochenen verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
Esperanto
2 entries- malagnoski verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
- malkonfesi verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
Finnish
2 entries- kieltää verb (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind)
- kiistää verb (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind)
French
3 entries- désapprouver verb (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind)
- désavouer verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
- désavouer verb (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind)
Georgian
2 entries- პასუხისმგებლობის მოხსნა verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
- უარყოფა verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
German
4 entries- ableugnen verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
- abstreiten verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
- bestreiten verb (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind)
- desavouieren verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
Hungarian
4 entries- dezavuál verb (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind)
- elhatárolódik verb (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind)
- elutasít verb (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind)
- nem ismer el verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
Ido
1 entries- repudiar verb (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind)
Latin
1 entries- diffiteor verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
Māori
2 entries- whakahore verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
- whākorekore verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
Norwegian
1 entries- fornekte verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
Russian
2 entries- дезавуировать verb (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind)
- отрекаться verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
Spanish
1 entries- repudiar verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
Swedish
1 entries- desavouera verb (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like)
Sample sentences
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Your mission, Tom, should you decide to accept it, is to infiltrate the building and get the secret documents. As always, should you be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This message will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, Tom.
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Most of them disavow and denounce that sort of behavior.
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When we suppress our anger, we disavow a part of our humanity.
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