disavow
verb
°To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown.
"He was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime."
°To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
"Because of her dissatisfaction, she now disavows the merits of socialism."
synonyms: abjure, deny, disclaim, disown more» , reject, disprove, impugn, repudiate