disclaim
/dɪskˈleɪm/dis-KLAYM
/dɪskˈleɪm/dis-KLAYM
Meaningto shout off; to deny
Common meaning: to deny having responsibility for
- disapart, away; not
- claimto shout, call outLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 348 · scan
‘apart, away’ + ‘to shout, call out’ → disclaim
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin clāmō ‘to shout, call out’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry clāmō, p. 348 · dictionary scan
Roots
- clāmō, clāmāre Latin “to shout, call out”
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