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disown Definition

dis·own (dis ōn)

transitive verb

to refuse to acknowledge as one's own; repudiate; cast off
disown Synonyms

disown

v.

disown Usage Examples

Used with why or when

  • when: To be fair to the hunt he was disowned when the offenses came to light.

Object

  • responsibility: But the pain forces us to disown responsibility, to say No to the task of confronting and assimilating the problems of modern existence.
  • film: They have since disowned the film but we can't go back in time and prevent the problems from arising.
  • son: She appeared an indulged daughter to Prospero, while Caliban remained a disowned, rebellious son.
  • self: It is the smiling mask behind which lies the deeply repressed aspects of our disowned self.
  • knowledge: There are always ways to go off track, disown knowledge and so on.
  • child: God will not disown a child that He purchased with His own blood.

Subject

  • leader: Pretty soon the plan becomes the Project Office's and is disowned by the leaders.
  • journal: His initial Lancet paper has since been disowned by the journal.

Preposition: by

  • leader: Pretty soon the plan becomes the Project Office's and is disowned by the leaders.
  • journal: His initial Lancet paper has since been disowned by the journal.
  • member: More so, affected people are evicted, disassociate and disown by family members, which in effect rush the victim to death.

Modifying Another Word

  • publicly: He was also publicly disowned by SLP president Arthur Scargill.
  • not: God will not disown a child that He purchased with His own blood.
  • immediately: Good team solidarity was shown by Ben, Simon and Sam who immediately disowned Little Chris.
  • then: The story was that Beth had been seduced by a family friend, who had then disowned her and gone back to his wife.
  • n't: I'm quite surprised she did n't disown me to be honest.
  • promptly: The girl eventually repays his kindness by looking after him when he falls ill and is promptly disowned by his employers.