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disclaim definition

dis·claim (dis klām′)

transitive verb

  1. to give up or renounce any claim to or connection with
  2. to refuse to acknowledge or admit; deny; repudiate

Etymology: ME disclaimen < Anglo-Fr desclamer: see dis- & claim

intransitive verb

to make a disclaimer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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