Thesaurus / disclaim
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
You disclaim the intention of going forth and entering the great battle of the intellects—having, as you say, no talents.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON
The millions in the world who conscientiously disclaim the supremacy of the Pope, at least openly avow it.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
We both disclaim alike every attempt to explain any thing into Scripture, and every attempt to explain any thing out of Scripture.
AIDS TO REFLECTIONSAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE
Mr. Blatherwick coloured to the roots of his hair at the mere suggestion, and hastened to disclaim it.
MYSTERIOUS MR. SABINE. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM
You say, between you and myself, there never has been a personal difference, "and you disclaim all personal enmity towards me."
The present writer will disclaim no such legacy, but hereby undertakes to accept it, however dusty.
OBITER DICTAAUGUSTINE BIRRELL
Dr. DuBois would be the first to disclaim the name of poet but everything outside of his statistical work convicts him.
THE NEGRO PROBLEMBOOKER T. WASHINGTON, ET AL.
Every speaker who exercised any influence on the meeting, took occasion emphatically to disclaim it.
THE FELON'S TRACKMICHAEL DOHENY
As a mob they applaud what as individuals they would disclaim with such moral energy as they might be capable of.
IMPRESSIONS AND COMMENTSHAVELOCK ELLIS
Why didn't he publicly disclaim any assent to these proceedings?
WORDS RELATED TO DISCLAIM
- abandon
- abjure
- apostatize
- banish
- be against
- break with
- cast
- cast off
- cut off
- decline
- default
- defect
- demur
- deny
- desert
- disacknowledge
- disapprove
- disavow
- discard
- disclaim
- dishonor
- disinherit
- dismiss
- disown
- dump
- flush
- fly in the face of
- forsake
- nix
- oust
- rat
- recant
- refuse
- renounce
- repeal
- reprobate
- rescind
- retract
- reverse
- revoke
- spurn
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- turn
- turn down
- wash one's hands of
- abjure
- back
- back down
- back off
- back out of
- call off
- cancel
- change one's mind
- countermand
- deny
- disavow
- disclaim
- disown
- draw in
- eat one's words
- eliminate
- exclude
- fall back
- forget it
- forswear
- go back on
- have change of heart
- nig
- pull back
- pull in
- recall
- recant
- recede
- reel in
- renege
- renounce
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- retreat
- retrocede
- retrograde
- reverse
- revoke
- rule out
- sheathe
- suspend
- take back
- take in
- unsay
- welsh
- withdraw
- abjure
- back
- back down
- back off
- back out of
- call off
- cancel
- change one's mind
- countermand
- deny
- disavow
- disclaim
- disown
- draw in
- eat one's words
- eliminate
- exclude
- fall back
- forget it
- forswear
- go back on
- have change of heart
- nig
- pull back
- pull in
- recall
- recant
- recede
- reel in
- renege
- renounce
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- retreat
- retrocede
- retrograde
- reverse
- revoke
- rule out
- sheathe
- suspend
- take back
- take in
- unsay
- welsh
- withdraw
- abjure
- abolish
- abrogate
- annul
- back out of
- backpedal
- call back
- call off
- countermand
- counterorder
- declare null and void
- deny
- disclaim
- dismantle
- dismiss
- disown
- erase
- expunge
- forswear
- invalidate
- lift
- negate
- nix
- nullify
- obliterate
- quash
- recall
- recant
- remove
- renounce
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- retract
- reverse
- rub out
- scrub
- set aside
- vacate
- void
- wipe out
- withdraw
- abjure
- abolish
- abrogate
- annul
- back out of
- backpedal
- call back
- call off
- countermand
- counterorder
- declare null and void
- deny
- disclaim
- dismantle
- dismiss
- disown
- erase
- expunge
- forswear
- invalidate
- lift
- negate
- nix
- nullify
- obliterate
- quash
- recall
- recant
- remove
- renounce
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- retract
- reverse
- rub out
- scrub
- set aside
- vacate
- void
- wipe out
- withdraw
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