disclaim

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dis·claim | \ dis-ˈklām

disclaimed; disclaiming; disclaims

Definition of disclaim

intransitive verb

1 : to make a disclaimer

2a obsolete : to disavow all part or share

b : to utter denial

transitive verb

1 : to renounce a legal claim to

2 : deny, disavow disclaimed any knowledge of the contents of the letter

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the prisoner disclaimed any part in the prank her spokesperson flatly disclaimed the marriage rumor circulating in the press

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