'Disown' definitions:

Definition of 'disown'

From: WordNet
verb
Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting [syn: disinherit, disown] [ant: bequeath, leave, will]
verb
Cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" [syn: disown, renounce, repudiate]

Definition of 'Disown'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 author will sometimes disown his writings. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny. [1913 Webster]
  • Then they, who brother's better claim disown, Expel their parents, and usurp the throne. --Dryden.
  • Syn: To disavow; disclaim; deny; abnegate; renounce; disallow. [1913 Webster]

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