disown
verb (used with object)
to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce.
will disown
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future tenseof disown.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“When people upset him, he will disown them or remove them from his life,” Jeans said.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2021
He is concerned that this “nontolerant” part of their family will disown everyone if they discover our relationship.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2016
Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images In an extraordinary volte face David Cameron will disown the media tycoon by leading his party through the lobbies to urge him to drop the bid.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2011
“Before the cock crows, you will disown me three times,” Jesus tells his disciple Peter, in prophetic testimony to human frailty.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2010
Oh! if you do, the Bruce who conquered at Bannockburn will disown you!
From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by James Aitken Wylie
