Dis`a*vow" (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Disavowed (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disavowing.] [F. désavouer; pref.
dés- (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.
A solemn promise made and
disavowed.
Dryden.
2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to
disprove.
Yet can they never
Toss into air the freedom of my birth,
Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's.
Ford.