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 officially empower and authorize (someone) to act as a substitute in one's role or office
To act as a substitute for a person in their role or office
To officially empower, authorize, pronounce, and establish (someone) to be a deputy.