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disavow
/dɪsəˈvaʊ/
verb
To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.
"He was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime."
To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind.
"Because of her dissatisfaction, she now disavows the merits of fascism."
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