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disclaim
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
disclaim
(verb)
disclaim
/dɪs
ˈ
kleɪm/
verb
disclaims
;
disclaimed
;
disclaiming
disclaim
/dɪs
ˈ
kleɪm/
verb
disclaims
;
disclaimed
;
disclaiming
Britannica Dictionary definition of DISCLAIM
[
+ object
]
formal
:
to say that you do not have (something, such as knowledge, responsibility, etc.)
The government
disclaimed
[=
disavowed
] any knowledge of his activities.
She
disclaimed
[=(less formally)
denied
] all responsibility for the accident.
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