disown
verb (used with object)
to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce.
is disowning
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present progressiveof disown (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Norton asks if the company is disowning the car before Mr. Inaba stresses that he only meant that she need not consider it not an American car.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2010
