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Definition of Disown
1. Verb. Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting.
Exact synonyms: Disinherit
Generic synonyms: Deprive
Antonyms: Bequeath
Derivative terms: Disinheritance, Disowning, Disownment
Generic synonyms: Deprive
Antonyms: Bequeath
Derivative terms: Disinheritance, Disowning, Disownment
2. Verb. Cast off. "The parents repudiated their son"
Exact synonyms: Renounce, Repudiate
Generic synonyms: Reject
Specialized synonyms: Apostatise, Apostatize, Tergiversate, Abjure, Forswear, Recant, Resile, Retract, Swallow, Take Back, Unsay, Withdraw, Rebut, Refute, Deny
Derivative terms: Renouncement, Renunciation, Repudiation
Generic synonyms: Reject
Specialized synonyms: Apostatise, Apostatize, Tergiversate, Abjure, Forswear, Recant, Resile, Retract, Swallow, Take Back, Unsay, Withdraw, Rebut, Refute, Deny
Derivative terms: Renouncement, Renunciation, Repudiation
Definition of Disown
1. v. t. To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an author will sometimes disown his writings.
Definition of Disown
1. to deny the ownership of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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