To refuse to recognize or acknowledge

• deny

  1. To refuse to believe; reject:
  2. To give a refusal to; turn down or away:
  3. To refuse to acknowledge as one's own; disown; repudiate

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  1. To refuse to believe; reject:
  2. To give a refusal to; turn down or away:
  3. To refuse to acknowledge as one's own; disown; repudiate

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• disacknowledge

  1. To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.

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  1. To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.

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• disavow

  1. To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with:
  2. To assert to be wrong or of little value:
  3. To deny any knowledge or approval of, or responsibility for; disclaim; disown

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  1. To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with:
  2. To assert to be wrong or of little value:
  3. To deny any knowledge or approval of, or responsibility for; disclaim; disown

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• disown

  1. To refuse to acknowledge as one's own; repudiate; cast off
  2. To refuse to own or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
  3. To refuse to acknowledge or accept as one's own; repudiate.

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  1. To refuse to acknowledge as one's own; repudiate; cast off
  2. To refuse to own or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
  3. To refuse to acknowledge or accept as one's own; repudiate.

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• reject

  1. To refuse to take, agree to, accede to, use, believe, etc.
  2. To pass over or skip from (a record set by a record changer) without playing
  3. To turn down (an applicant, as for a job); refuse to accept.

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  1. To refuse to take, agree to, accede to, use, believe, etc.
  2. To pass over or skip from (a record set by a record changer) without playing
  3. To turn down (an applicant, as for a job); refuse to accept.

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• renounce

  1. To disclaim one's association with (a person or country, for example).
  2. To give up (a claim, right, belief, etc.), usually by a formal public statement
  3. To give up (a title or possession, for example), especially by formal announcement.

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  1. To disclaim one's association with (a person or country, for example).
  2. To give up (a claim, right, belief, etc.), usually by a formal public statement
  3. To give up (a title or possession, for example), especially by formal announcement.

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• repudiate

  1. To refuse to accept or support; deny the validity or authority of (a belief, a treaty, etc.)
  2. To deny the truth of (a charge, etc.)
  3. To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust:

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  1. To refuse to accept or support; deny the validity or authority of (a belief, a treaty, etc.)
  2. To deny the truth of (a charge, etc.)
  3. To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust:

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To deny

• repudiate

  1. To refuse to have any dealings with.
  2. To refuse to accept or support; deny the validity or authority of (a belief, a treaty, etc.)
  3. To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust:

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  1. To refuse to have any dealings with.
  2. To refuse to accept or support; deny the validity or authority of (a belief, a treaty, etc.)
  3. To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust:

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• disavow

  1. To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with:
  2. To assert to be wrong or of little value:
  3. To deny any knowledge or approval of, or responsibility for; disclaim; disown

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  1. To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with:
  2. To assert to be wrong or of little value:
  3. To deny any knowledge or approval of, or responsibility for; disclaim; disown

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• revoke

  1. (Now Rare) To recall
  2. (Card Games) To fail to follow suit when required and able to do so; renege
  3. To invalidate or cause to no longer be in effect, as by voiding or canceling:

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  1. (Now Rare) To recall
  2. (Card Games) To fail to follow suit when required and able to do so; renege
  3. To invalidate or cause to no longer be in effect, as by voiding or canceling:

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• retract

  1. To withdraw or disavow (a statement, promise, offer, charge, etc.); recant
  2. To draw back:
  3. To take back; disavow:

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  1. To withdraw or disavow (a statement, promise, offer, charge, etc.); recant
  2. To draw back:
  3. To take back; disavow:

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To disown

• renounce

  1. To disclaim one's association with (a person or country, for example).
  2. To give up (a claim, right, belief, etc.), usually by a formal public statement
  3. To give up (a title or possession, for example), especially by formal announcement.

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  1. To disclaim one's association with (a person or country, for example).
  2. To give up (a claim, right, belief, etc.), usually by a formal public statement
  3. To give up (a title or possession, for example), especially by formal announcement.

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• give up

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• forswear

  1. To swear falsely; commit perjury
  2. To decide or declare that one will not or will no longer use or be associated with (something):
  3. To renounce on oath; promise earnestly to give up

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  1. To swear falsely; commit perjury
  2. To decide or declare that one will not or will no longer use or be associated with (something):
  3. To renounce on oath; promise earnestly to give up

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• reject

  1. To refuse to give sufficient parental affection or care to (a child or young animal).
  2. To pass over or skip from (a record set by a record changer) without playing
  3. To turn down (an applicant, as for a job); refuse to accept.

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  1. To refuse to give sufficient parental affection or care to (a child or young animal).
  2. To pass over or skip from (a record set by a record changer) without playing
  3. To turn down (an applicant, as for a job); refuse to accept.

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