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Definition of Disavows
1. disavow [v] - See also: disavow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disavows
Literary usage of Disavows
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson by Gideon Welles (1911)
"Randall says that Boutwell disavows any intention of arresting, or attempting to
arrest, the President before impeachment and conviction. ..."
2. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"... British government—An auxiliary Russian force is offered to Lord Wellington
by Admiral Creigh—The Russian ambassador in London disavows the offer—The ..."
3. The Popular History of England by Charles Knight (1880)
"Elizabeth disavows her responsibility in this proceeding.—The disavowal a
self-deception.—Note on the statement that Elizabeth desired that the Queen of ..."
4. History of the Commonwealth of England: From Its Commencement, to the by William Godwin (1826)
"disavows GLAMORGAN TO THE PARLIAMENT. A FEW days previous to that on which this
intemperate and irritating message was received, an affair broke out, ..."
5. Judaism at Rome: B. C. 76 to A. D. 140 by Frederic Huidekoper (1876)
"Cicero disavows Heathenism. In this year Caesar was assassinated, and at his
funeral pyre the Jews were conspicuous.34 The attachment of their body, ..."
6. Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1848)
"Charles disavows his resignation.— General Savory arrives at Madrid.—Napoleon's
Letter to Murat, touching the Invasion of Spain.— Ferdinand sets out to meet ..."
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