verleugnen meaning in English — disavow, disown, renege

English meaning

disavow verb To formally deny responsibility for or support of something.
disown verb To refuse to acknowledge someone, especially a family member, as belonging to you anymore.
renege verb To break a promise or go back on an agreement.
renounce verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.
repudiate verb To reject a claim, idea or association firmly and publicly, and to state that you want nothing to do with it.

verleugnen is used for these senses in English:

disavow (transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.
disown (transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
renege (transitive, archaic) To deny; to renounce
renounce (transitive) To decline further association with someone or something, disown.
repudiate (transitive) To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
repudiate (transitive) To refuse to have any relation to; to disown.

verb To refuse to acknowledge someone, especially a family member, as belonging to you anymore.
verb To deny any connection with or responsibility for something.

desavouieren leugnen ableugnen abstreiten sich distanzieren von bestreiten in Abrede stellen nicht anerkennen zurückweisen enteignen sich distanzieren verstoßen