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disown
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
disown
(verb)
disown
/dɪs
ˈ
oʊn/
verb
disowns
;
disowned
;
disowning
disown
/dɪs
ˈ
oʊn/
verb
disowns
;
disowned
;
disowning
Britannica Dictionary definition of DISOWN
[
+ object
]
:
to say or decide that you will no longer be connected with, associated with, or responsible for (someone or something)
Her parents threatened to
disown
her if she didn't go back to school.
He was
disowned
for bringing shame to the family.
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