disavowed
past simple and past participle ofdisavow
| 单词 | disavowed |
| 释义 | disavowed past simple and past participle ofdisavow disavow verb[T] formaluk/ˌdɪs.əˈvaʊ/us/ˌdɪs.əˈvaʊ/to say that youknownothing about something, or that you have noresponsibilityfor orconnectionwith something: They werequickto disavow therumour. Shetriedto disavow her past. Refusing & rejecting
Examplesofdisavoweddisavowed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Early modern writers whodisavoweddeliberate eloquence would, they argued, be taking an anti-rhetorical position. From theCambridge English Corpus Thoughdisavowed, class and its inequalities influence the kinds of writing we study and the universities in which we teach. From theCambridge English Corpus What is being 'disavowed' through this process is the individuality of each singer, her power as a professional woman to control her own image. From theCambridge English Corpus Bureaucratic malfeasance is easily buried in the chaos or, if discovered, isdisavowed('finger pointing'). From theCambridge English Corpus Taylor signed a revised timetable for disarmament butdisavowedit on his return home, claiming signature under duress. From theCambridge English Corpus The ghost seems to have understood in her own way that thedisavowedviolence constituting the national state would come haunting from the future. From theCambridge English Corpus Boyle, for example, explicitlydisavowedthe "precepts of rhetoricians" but indirectly admitted the rhetorical nature of his own text. From theCambridge English Corpus Chomsky, for instance, has essentiallydisavowedit in advocating a more intricate connection to interfaces. From theCambridge English Corpus He has immediatelydisavowedany paternity or even responsibility for the amendment under discussion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a most unfortunate argument and it ought to bedisavowed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 An agreement appeared to have been reached but this was subsequentlydisavowed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am beginning to bedisavowedeven of that hopeful thought. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He is unwilling that suggestions should be made that this proposal emanates from property owners, and hedisavowedassociation with that group of people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If we are not, that statement must bedisavowedimmediately. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He hasdisavowedthem in the strongest and most complete manner possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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