disclaim

verb
🔊/dɪsˈkleɪm/
🔊/dɪsˈkleɪm/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they disclaim
🔊/dɪsˈkleɪm/
🔊/dɪsˈkleɪm/
he / she / it disclaims
🔊/dɪsˈkleɪmz/
🔊/dɪsˈkleɪmz/
past simple disclaimed
🔊/dɪsˈkleɪmd/
🔊/dɪsˈkleɪmd/
past participle disclaimed
🔊/dɪsˈkleɪmd/
🔊/dɪsˈkleɪmd/
-ing form disclaiming
🔊/dɪsˈkleɪmɪŋ/
🔊/dɪsˈkleɪmɪŋ/
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  1. disclaim something to state publicly that you have no knowledge of something, or that you are not responsible for something公开否认;拒绝承认 synonym deny
    • She disclaimed any knowledge of her husband's whereabouts.她否认知道丈夫的下落。🔊🔊
    • The rebels disclaimed all responsibility for the explosion.叛乱分子否认对这次爆炸事件负有任何责任。🔊🔊
  2. disclaim something to give up your right to something, such as property or a title放弃(财产、头衔等的)权利 synonym renounce
  3. Word Originlate Middle English (in legal contexts): from Anglo-Norman French desclamer, from des- (expressing reversal) + clamer ‘to claim’, from Latin clamare ‘call out’.