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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disclaim \Dis*claim"\, v. t.
To disavow or renounce all part claim, or share.
--Blackstone.
{Disclaim in}, {Disclaim from}, to disown; to disavow. [Obs.]
``Nature disclaims in thee.'' --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disclaim \Dis*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disclaimed}; p. pr
& vb n. {Disclaiming}.]
1. To renounce all claim to deny; ownership of or
responsibility for to disown; to disavow; to reject.
He calls the gods to witness their offense;
Disclaims the war, asserts his innocence. --Dryden.
He disclaims the authority of Jesus. --Farmer.
2. To deny, as a claim; to refuse.
The payment was irregularly made if not disclaimed.
--Milman.
3. (Law) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow
another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate,
interest, or office. --Burrill.
Syn: To disown; disavow; renounce; repudiate.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
disclaim
v 1: renounce a legal claim or title to [ant: {claim}]
2: make a disclaimer about "He disclaimed any responsibility"
[ant: {claim}]
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