disavow
v[Tn]
(fml 文) say one does not know of, is not responsible for, or does not approve of (sth) 否认, 不承认, 不赞成(某事)
She disavows any part (ie says she was not involved) in the plot. 她否认参与了这一密谋.
The sorry-looking, blackened figure that emerged, admitted at once that he had tried to break into the shop during the night but had got stuck in the chimney.