- disown
- transitive verb Date: 1630 1. to refuse to acknowledge as one's own 2. a. to repudiate any connection or identification with b. to deny the validity or authority of • disownment noun
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disown — I (deny the validity) verb abjure, abnegate, affirm the contrary, annul, call in question, challenge, confute, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, countermand, demur, deny, deny absolutely, deny peremptorily, deny the possibility, deny… … Law dictionary
disown — 1620s; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + OWN (Cf. own) (v.). Related: Disowned; disowning … Etymology dictionary
disown — *disclaim, disavow, repudiate, disallow Analogous words: reject, spurn, refuse (see DECLINE) Antonyms: own Contrasted words: *acknowledge, avow … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disown — [v] refuse to acknowledge abandon, abjure, abnegate, cast off, deny, disacknowledge, disallow, disavow, discard, disclaim, divorce oneself from, refuse to recognize, reject, renounce, repudiate, retract; concepts 50,54,88 Ant. accept, acknowledge … New thesaurus
disown — ► VERB ▪ refuse to acknowledge any connection with … English terms dictionary
disown — [disōn′, dis ōn′] vt. to refuse to acknowledge as one s own; repudiate; cast off … English World dictionary
DISOWN — Infobox musical artist Name = Disown Img capt = Disown promotional 2007 poster Img size = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = flagicon|United States of America Ohio, United States Genre = Industrial Ohio Metal Years active = 2000 –… … Wikipedia
disown — UK [dɪsˈəʊn] / US [dɪsˈoʊn] verb [transitive] Word forms disown : present tense I/you/we/they disown he/she/it disowns present participle disowning past tense disowned past participle disowned to say that you no longer want to be connected with… … English dictionary
disown — disownment, n. /dis ohn /, v.t. 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. [1610 20; DIS 1 + OWN] Syn.… … Universalium
disown — [[t]dɪso͟ʊn[/t]] disowns, disowning, disowned VERB If you disown someone or something, you say or show that you no longer want to have any connection with them or any responsibility for them. [V n] The man who murdered the girl is no son of mine … English dictionary
