disclaim
UK/dɪs'kleɪm/US/dis'kleim/
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Definitions
v.
To deny responsibility for or connection with something.
否认；拒绝承认（责任或关联）
v.
To formally give up a legal claim or right.
（正式）放弃（权利、主张）
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis- (away, against) + claim (cry out) = to shout a claim away — to deny or renounce it. If claim grabs something with your voice, disclaim pushes it away with your voice. Its noun, disclaimer, is the fine print where responsibility is shouted away.
Root claim still carries 24 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The company disclaimed any responsibility for the accident.
- 2.
He disclaimed all knowledge of the secret deal.
- 3.
She disclaimed her right to the inheritance.