To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
To assert that something is not true.
To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
To disallow or reject.
To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
To prevent from scoring.
To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate.
To appoint; to assign; to choose.
To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
deputy