What does disown mean?
Disown means (transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own..
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/dɪsˈəʊn/ · verb
(transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own..
Lord Capulet and his wife threatened to disown their daughter Juliet if she didn’t go through with marrying Count Paris.
Here is a Proclamation for a Prince: that proclaims him in whoſe name it is emitted [James II of England], to be the greateſt Tyrant that ever lived in the world, and their Revolt who have diſowned him to be the juſteſt that ever was.
He disowns me, and he scorns me / But when we're alone he tells me I'm his very own
Use disown when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Disown means (transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own..
Common synonyms include disavow, disclaim, abjure, deny.
Possible antonyms include bequeath, leave, will.
Lord Capulet and his wife threatened to disown their daughter Juliet if she didn’t go through with marrying Count Paris.
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