disown
verb (used with object)
to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce.
have disowned
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present perfectof disown.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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“We have had family members who have disowned each other because they are on the other side,” says Kathy.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2024
Even members of his own family have disowned his views.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2020
Gill’s former staff have disowned him and, with the council’s blessing, reinvented themselves as the new management.
From The Guardian ● May 20, 2017
We would have disowned our mothers had they thrown our cards out with the trash.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2014
If I hadn’t married Bull, I think mother would have disowned me.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
