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fornekte — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • disavow verb To formally deny responsibility for or support of something.
  • 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.

Senses

fornekte 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.
  • renounce (transitive) To decline further association with someone or something, disown.
  • repudiate (transitive) To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.

renounce — full definition

  1. verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.
  2. verb To publicly reject or disown a belief, habit, or association.

Related Norwegian words