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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• disclaim

  1. To give up or renounce any claim to or connection with
  2. To deny the validity of; repudiate:
  3. To refuse to acknowledge or admit; deny; repudiate

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  1. To give up or renounce any claim to or connection with
  2. To deny the validity of; repudiate:
  3. To refuse to acknowledge or admit; deny; repudiate

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

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

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To disown

• disinherit

  1. To deprive of a natural or established right or privilege.
  2. To exclude from inheritance; to disown.

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  1. To deprive of a natural or established right or privilege.
  2. To exclude from inheritance; to disown.

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• banish

  1. To drive away; expel:
  2. To force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile:
  3. To send or put away; get rid of

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  1. To drive away; expel:
  2. To force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile:
  3. To send or put away; get rid of

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• renounce

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

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

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To refuse

• demur

  1. To voice opposition; object:
  2. To hesitate because of one's doubts or objections; have scruples; object
  3. (Archaic) To delay.

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  1. To voice opposition; object:
  2. To hesitate because of one's doubts or objections; have scruples; object
  3. (Archaic) To delay.

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• decline

  1. To draw to a gradual close:
  2. To cause to bend or slope downward or aside
  3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:

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  1. To draw to a gradual close:
  2. To cause to bend or slope downward or aside
  3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:

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• spurn

  1. (Archaic) To push or drive away contemptuously with or as with the foot
  2. To show contempt or disdain in refusing or rejecting
  3. To refuse or reject with contempt or disdain; scorn

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  1. (Archaic) To push or drive away contemptuously with or as with the foot
  2. To show contempt or disdain in refusing or rejecting
  3. To refuse or reject with contempt or disdain; scorn

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To disavow

• retract

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

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

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• repeal

  1. (Obsolete) To summon back or recall, especially from exile.
  2. To revoke or rescind, especially by the action of a legislature.
  3. To withdraw officially or formally; revoke; cancel; annul

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  1. (Obsolete) To summon back or recall, especially from exile.
  2. To revoke or rescind, especially by the action of a legislature.
  3. To withdraw officially or formally; revoke; cancel; annul

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• revoke

  1. (Now Rare) To recall
  2. To invalidate or cause to no longer be in effect, as by voiding or canceling:
  3. To withdraw, repeal, rescind, cancel, or annul (a law, permit, etc.)

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  1. (Now Rare) To recall
  2. To invalidate or cause to no longer be in effect, as by voiding or canceling:
  3. To withdraw, repeal, rescind, cancel, or annul (a law, permit, etc.)

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