disclaim

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disclaim

  • /dɪsˈkleɪm/

Rhymes with -eɪm

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From Middle English disclaimen, from Anglo-Norman disclaimer, from Old French desclamer (French déclamer), des- + clamer.

verb disclaims · disclaiming · disclaimed

  1. transitive To completely renounce claims to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for He calls the Gods to witness their offence, / Disclaims the War, asserts his Innocence.

    Similar: disown, disavow, reject

  2. transitive To deny (e.g. claim); to refuse. The payment was irregularly made, if not disclaimed.
  3. intransitive, transitive (law) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office.
  4. intransitive, transitive To make a caveat or admission. I disclaim that there will be a lot of inside humor. If you don't read a.r.s often, or are a newbie, you won't get some of the gags.

Similar: disavow, disown, repudiate, renounce, refuse

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@misc{disclaim_2026,
  title = {disclaim},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disclaim},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}