'Disown' definitions:
Definition of 'disown'
(from WordNet)
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]
Synonyms of 'disown'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abjure,
- assert the contrary,
- back down,
- back out,
- backwater,
- belie,
- brush aside,
- chuck,
- chuck out,
- climb down,
- contemn,
- contest,
- contradict,
- contravene,
- controvert,
- counter,
- crawfish out,
- cross,
- cut off,
- decline,
- deny,
- despise,
- disaffirm,
- disallow,
- disapprove,
- disavow,
- discard,
- disclaim,
- discount,
- disdain,
- disendow,
- disherison,
- disinherit,
- dismiss,
- dispossess,
- disprove,
- dispute,
- disregard,
- disseise,
- eat crow,
- eat humble pie,
- evict,
- except,
- exclude,
- expropriate,
- foreclose,
- forswear,
- gainsay,
- ignore,
- impugn,
- join issue upon,
- not accept,
- not admit,
- nullify,
- oppose,
- pass by,
- pass up,
- push aside,
- rebuff,
- recant,
- refuse,
- refuse to admit,
- refuse to consider,
- refute,
- reject,
- renege,
- renounce,
- repel,
- repudiate,
- repulse,
- retract,
- revoke,
- scout,
- shove away,
- spurn,
- swallow,
- take back,
- take issue with,
- throw away,
- throw out,
- turn away,
- turn out,
- unsay,
- waive,
- withdraw