Dis*au"thor*ize (?), v. t. To deprive of credit or authority; to discredit. [R.] W. Wotton.
Dis`a*vaunce" (?), v. t. [Cf. Disadvance.] To retard; to repel; to do damage to. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dis`a*ven"ture (?; 135), n. [See Disadventure, Adventure.] Misfortune. [Obs.] Spenser.
Dis`a*ven"tur*ous (?), a. Misadventurous; unfortunate. [Obs.] Spenser.
Dis`a*vouch" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + avouch. Cf. Disavow.] To disavow. [R.] Daniel.
Dis`a*vow" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disavowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Disavowing.] [F. désavouer; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + avouer to avow. See Avow, and cf. Disavouch.] 1. To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime.
A solemn promise made and disavowed.
Dryden.