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–verb (used with object)
to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce: to disown one's heirs; to disown a published statement.

[Origin: 1610–20; dis-1 + own]

dis·own·ment, noun

disclaim, disavow, reject, abjure.
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dis·own    Audio Help   (dĭs-ōn')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   dis·owned, dis·own·ing, dis·owns
To refuse to acknowledge or accept as one's own; repudiate.

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disown 
c.1620, from dis- + own (v.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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disown

verb
1. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting [syn: disinherit] [ant: bequeath
2. cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
disown [disˈoun] verb
to refuse to acknowledge as belonging to oneself
Example: to disown one's son
Arabic: يُنْكِر بُنُوَّة
Chinese (Simplified): 否认是自己的
Chinese (Traditional): 否認是自己的
Czech: neuznat (za), zapřít
Danish: fornægte; forstøde
Dutch: verloochenen
Estonian: ära tõukama
Finnish: kieltää
French: désavouer
German: verleugnen
Greek: αποκληρώνω
Hungarian: megtagad
Icelandic: afneita
Indonesian: tidak mengakui
Italian: rinnegare, ripudiare
Japanese: 自分ものでないと言う
Korean: (소유권, 관련성을) 부인하다, 의절하다
Latvian: neatzīt (par savu); atteikties atzīt (par savu)
Lithuanian: išsižadėti
Norwegian: nekte å vedkjenne seg, *kjennes ved
Polish: wyprzeć się
Portuguese (Brazil): renegar
Portuguese (Portugal): repudiar
Romanian: a renega; a nu recunoaşte
Russian: отрекаться
Slovak: neuznať (za)
Slovenian: ne priznavati
Spanish: renegar
Swedish: inte vilja kännas vid, förneka
Turkish: reddetmek, inkâr etmek
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Disown

Dis*own"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disowned; p. pr. & vb. n. Disowning.]

1. 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.

2. To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny.

Then they, who brother's better claim disown, Expel their parents, and usurp the throne. --Dryden.

Syn: To disavow; disclaim; deny; abnegate; renounce; disallow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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