SAT vocabulary
Disavow
Deny any responsibility for or association with.
Example
"The company was quick to disavow any connection to the controversial marketing campaign."
Etymology
From Old French desavouer (to disclaim, deny), from des- (un-) + avouer (to acknowledge, confess).
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