disown
verb (used with object)
to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce.
has disowned
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present perfectof disown (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has disowned his previous Merkelism; as prime minister, he now champions Canada’s emergence as an “energy superpower” helping to restabilize the world and, not incidentally, Canada’s internal politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Boeing has disowned the language in the communications and offered an abject public apology.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2020
The U.S. military has disowned previous social media posts that some people also criticized as threatening or insensitive.
From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2019
Since the scandal broke, Ms. Park has disowned Ms. Choi, insisting that she was not aware of Ms. Choi’s alleged influence-peddling.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2017
I sometimes think Mother Nature herself has disowned me; when I try to get near her she draws away—I fancy with a shudder.
From Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman by Will Lillibridge
