English → Latin
“disavow” in Latin
abnuōto say no, to nod in negation; to refuse, reject; to denyīnfitiorto deny, contradict, disownrepudiōto cast off, reject, repudiate, disdain, rebuffimprobōto disapprove; to blame, condemn, rejectdiffiteorto deny, disavow, disowncōnsiliumplan, intention, design, purpose; counsel, advice; determination, resolve, resolution
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
disavow
abnuere (opposed to annuere; to signify by nods, winks, etc., that a supposition is erroneous; e.g., abnuere crimen): infitiari (in Terence, etc., infitias ire, opposed to confiteri; to deny some fact affecting one’s interest; e.g., a debt, infitiari debitum, so infitiari depositum, etc.): repudiare (to reject; e.g., consilium): improbare (to express diapproval of; as in “to disavow parts of the proclamation”): diffiteri (rare; but classical; with accusative only, Ov.; diffiteri opus): non agnoscere aliquid (opposed to confiteri or suum esse dicere): *negare aliquid or aliquem suum esse. He disavows all suspicion, negat nec suspicari: to disavow the authorship of anything, *diffiteri opus [after Ov., Am., 3, 14, 28], librum, etc., *negare se aliquid scripsisse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for disavow?
- The usual Latin words for “disavow” are abnuō, īnfitior, repudiō; also improbō, diffiteor, cōnsilium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.