mindmap root((否认)) disclaim implies a refusal to accept either a rightful claim or an imputation made by another: ~ed in equal measure the virtues and vices attributed to her. disavow implies a vigorous denial of personal responsibility, acceptance, or approval: the radical group ~ed any responsibility for the bombing. repudiate implies a rejection or denial of something that had been previously acknowledged, recognized, or accepted: ~d the socialist views of his college days. disown implies a vigorous rejection or renunciation of something with which one formerly had a close relationship: ~ed his allegiance to the country of his birth. disallow implies the withholding of sanction or approval and sometimes suggests complete rejection or condemnation: IRS auditors ~ed that deduction.