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disown

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dis⋅own

  [dis-ohn]
Use disown in a Sentence
–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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

disown 
c.1620, from dis- + own (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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