Definition of disown

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Disown (v. t.) 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..

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Renounce :: Renounce (v. t.) To cast off or reject deliberately; to disown; to dismiss; to forswear.
Renege :: Renege (v. t.) To deny; to disown.
Denial :: Denial (n.) The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the contrary of affirmation..
Disowning :: Disowning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disow.
Disowned :: Disowned (imp. & p. p.) of Disow.
Disown :: Disown (v. t.) 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..
Disclaim :: Disclaim (v. t.) To renounce all claim to deny; ownership of, or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject..
Disavow :: Disavow (v. t.) To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime..
Disownment :: Disownment (n.) Act of disowning.
Disown :: Disown (v. t.) To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny.
Disclaimer :: Disclaimer (n.) One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces..
Disacknowledge :: Disacknowledge (v. t.) To refuse to acknowledge; to deny; to disown.
Disavowal :: Disavowal (n.) The act of disavowing, disclaiming, or disowning; rejection and denial..
Disclamation :: Disclamation (n.) A disavowing or disowning.
Refuse :: Refuse (v. t.) To disown.
Disallow :: Disallow (v. t.) To refuse to allow; to deny the force or validity of; to disown and reject; as, the judge disallowed the executor's charge..
Deny :: Deny (v. t.) To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow..
Renay :: Renay (v. t.) To deny; to disown.
Abdicate :: Abdicate (v. t.) To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit..
Unauthorize :: Unauthorize (v. t.) To disown the authority of; to repudiate.
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