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disown

[ dis-ohn ]
/ dɪsˈoʊn /
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verb (used with object)
to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce: to disown one's heirs; to disown a published statement.
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Origin of disown

First recorded in 1610–20; dis-1 + own

OTHER WORDS FROM disown

dis·own·ment, noun
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Words related to disown

disavow, discard, disclaim, renounce, repudiate, retract, abandon, abjure, abnegate, deny, disallow, reject, cast off

How to use disown in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for disown

disown
/ (dɪsˈəʊn) /
verb
(tr) to deny any connection with; refuse to acknowledge

Derived forms of disown

disowner, noundisownment, noun
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