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verb
To completely renounce claims to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: disown, disavow, reject
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To deny (e.g. claim); to refuse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
(law) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make a caveat or admission.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
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verb
make a disclaimer about
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: claim
Broader terms: deny
verb
renounce a legal claim or title to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: claim
Broader terms: foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
History
From Middle English disclaimen, from Anglo-Norman disclaimer, from Old French desclamer (French déclamer), des- + clamer.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
