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Webster 1913 Edition
Disclaim
Dis-claim′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Disclaimed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disclaiming
.] 1.
To renounce all claim to deny; ownership of, or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.
He calls the gods to witness their offense;
Disclaims
the war, asserts his innocence. Dryden.
He
disclaims
the authority of Jesus. Farmer.
2.
To deny, as a claim; to refuse.
The payment was irregularly made, if not
disclaimed
. Milman.
Syn. – To disown; disavow; renounce; repudiate.
Dis-claim′
,Verb.
T.
To disavow or renounce all part, claim, or share.
Blackstone.
Disclaim in
, Disclaim from
to disown; to disavow.
[Obs.]
“Nature disclaims in thee.” Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Disclaim
DISCLAIM
,Verb.
T.
1.
To disown; to disavow; to deny the possession of; to reject as not belonging to ones self. A man disclaims all knowledge of a particular transaction; he disclaims every pretension to eloquence; he disclaims nay right to interfere in the affairs of his neighbor; he disclaims all pretensions to military skill. It is opposed to claim or challenge.2.
To renounce; to reject; as, to disclaim the authority of the pope.3.
To deny all claim. A tenant may disclaim to hold of his lord.DISCLAIM
,Verb.
I.
Nature disclaims in thee.