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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

]

—Related forms

dis·own·ment, noun

—Synonyms disclaim, disavow, reject, abjure.

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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.).

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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"

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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.

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