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" (88 found)
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abjureassert the contrarybackback downback outbackwaterbeliebreakclimb downcontestcontradictcontravene
Verb(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
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6 entriesdisavowaldisavowal of affiliationdisavowal of knowledgedisavowed statementfirm disavowalpublic disavowal
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6 total sentences available.
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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