[{"word":"disavows","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.","synonyms":["abjure","deny","disclaim","disown","reject"],"antonyms":["accept","own up"],"example":"He was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime."},{"definition":"To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind.","synonyms":["deny","disprove","impugn","reject","repudiate"],"antonyms":["accept","prove"],"example":"Because of her dissatisfaction, she now disavows the merits of fascism."}],"synonyms":["abjure","deny","disclaim","disown","reject","deny","disprove","impugn","reject","repudiate"],"antonyms":["accept","own up","accept","prove"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disavow","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disavows"]}]