disacknowledge

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verb

To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.

OriginEnglish acknowledge ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

verbdisacknowledge (third-person singular simple present disacknowledges, present participle disacknowledging, simple past and past participle disacknowledged)

present singular third person disacknowledges · participle present disacknowledging · participle past disacknowledged · past disacknowledged

  1. transitiveTo refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishacknowledge
  7. Englishdisacknowledge

From dis- + acknowledge.

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APA

disacknowledge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disacknowledge

MLA

“disacknowledge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disacknowledge. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disacknowledge,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disacknowledge.

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