2. Verb. (past of disavow) ¹
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Definition of Disavowed
1. disavow [v] - See also: disavow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disavowed
Literary usage of Disavowed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1892)
"... George Henry Rose had been selected for the mission, that Admiral Berkeley
had been recalled and his act disavowed. Considering the feeling toward ..."
2. Sea Power in Its Relations to the War of 1812 by Alfred Thayer Mahan (1905)
"The exigency was insufficient to justify the measure, which was promptly disavowed
by the United States Government; but the act imparted additional ..."
3. The History of British India by James Mill, Horace Hayman Wilson (1858)
"disavowed by the Indian Government. — The Treaty confirmed. — Diplomatic Relations
with Persia taken under the Management of the British Ministry. ..."
4. The International Relations of the Chinese Empire by Hosea Ballou Morse (1918)
"Agreement disavowed by Chinese government, July 8 . 39 15. Government unable to
act otherwise . . . .40 16. Captain Osborn resolves to disband the force, ..."
5. The History of the United States of America by Richard Hildreth (1880)
"... ARRANGEMENT disavowed. 188 in the Southern States, a condition of things which
he CHAPTER considered to be impliedly guarantied by the Constitu- XXII. ..."
6. The Life of William Pinkney by William Pinkney (1853)
"... the special envoy to our country, if Mr. Erskine's arrangement had not been
disavowed. I am bound to say, that a worse choice could not have been made. ..."
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