disown

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dis⋅own

[dis-ohn]

–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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dis·own (dĭs-ōn')

tr.v. dis·owned, dis·own·ing, dis·owns
To refuse to acknowledge or accept as one's own; repudiate.

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Word Origin & History

disown

c.1620, from dis- + own (v.).

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