disclaim
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Anglo-Norman disclaimer, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French desclamer (French: déclamer), des- + clamer.
Pronunciation
Verb
disclaim (third-person singular simple present disclaims, present participle disclaiming, simple past and past participle disclaimed)
- To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.
- 1697, John Dryden translating Virgil, Aeneid Book VII
- He calls the gods to witness their offence; / Disclaims the war, asserts his innocence.
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- He disclaims the authority of Jesus.
- 1901, W. W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
- "I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility," continued the other. "They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son's services they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation."
- 1697, John Dryden translating Virgil, Aeneid Book VII
- To deny, as a claim; to refuse.
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- The payment was irregularly made, if not disclaimed.
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- (law) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office.
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Synonyms
- (renounce all claim to): disavow, disown, repudiate, renounce; See also Thesaurus:repudiate
- (deny as a claim): refuse
- (relinquish or deny having a claim):
Derived terms
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “disclaim”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Translations
renounce all claim to
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deny as a claim; refuse
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relinquish or deny having a claim
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