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dis·own
 disown
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- pronunciation:
- dIs
on
- features:
- Word Parts
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verb |
| inflections: |
disowns, disowning, disowned |
| definition: |
to refuse to have any relationship with; deny one's ownership of.
She was afraid her family would disown her if she ran away from home.The senator disowned a speech he had given ten years before.- synonyms:
- reject
- antonyms:
- accept, claim
- similar words:
- abandon, forsake
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| related words: |
desert |
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