disavow Copy link Outline 1. diffĭteor,2. I will never d. having been guilty of pretending much ..., nunquam diffitebor me multa simulasse, Planc. in Cic.2. infĭtior, 1; also infĭtias eo, 43. abnuo, ui, ūtum, 3 (strictly, by a motion of the head)4. imprŏbo or non comprŏbo, 1 (to refuse to recognise or abide by) • disavow: 1. diffĭteor, 2. I will never d. having been guilty of pretending much ..., nunquam diffitebor me multa simulasse, Planc. in Cic.: Ov. (with acc. of subs.). 2. infĭtior, 1; also infĭtias eo, 4: nor will I d. that herein I am a man, neque in hoc me hominem esse infitiabor, Juv.: v. to deny. 3. abnuo, ui, ūtum, 3 (strictly, by a motion of the head): to d. a charge, a crime, crimen ab., Tac.; ab. a se commissum facinus, Cic. 4. imprŏbo or non comprŏbo, 1 (to refuse to recognise or abide by): to d. a decision, judicium improbare, Cic.: to d. a certain step, factum non comprobare, Liv.