English to English
disown
(d/I/s'/oU/n
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verb (v)
- prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting(verb.possession)source: wordnet30
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913