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to disown
01
to refuse to acknowledge or deny any connection or identification with someone, typically resulting in the termination of familial or personal ties
Transitive: to disown a family member
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
disown
3rd person singular
disowns
present participle
disowning
past simple
disowned
past participle
disowned
Examples
The father decided to disown his son after a long-standing disagreement.
02
to reject or deny any association or relationship with someone or something
Transitive: to disown an association or stance
Examples
He chose to disown his former beliefs after learning more about the issue.
Lexical Tree
disowning
disownment
disown
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