disown
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dis·own
(dĭs-ōn′)tr.v. dis·owned, dis·own·ing, dis·owns
To refuse to acknowledge or accept as one's own; repudiate.
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disown
(dɪsˈəʊn)vb
(tr) to deny any connection with; refuse to acknowledge
disˈowner n
disˈownment n
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dis•own
(dɪsˈoʊn)v.t.
to refuse to acknowledge ownership of or responsibility for.
[1610–20]
dis•own′ment, n.
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disown
Past participle: disowned
Gerund: disowning
| Imperative |
|---|
| disown |
| disown |
| Present |
|---|
| I disown |
| you disown |
| he/she/it disowns |
| we disown |
| you disown |
| they disown |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I disowned |
| you disowned |
| he/she/it disowned |
| we disowned |
| you disowned |
| they disowned |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am disowning |
| you are disowning |
| he/she/it is disowning |
| we are disowning |
| you are disowning |
| they are disowning |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have disowned |
| you have disowned |
| he/she/it has disowned |
| we have disowned |
| you have disowned |
| they have disowned |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was disowning |
| you were disowning |
| he/she/it was disowning |
| we were disowning |
| you were disowning |
| they were disowning |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had disowned |
| you had disowned |
| he/she/it had disowned |
| we had disowned |
| you had disowned |
| they had disowned |
| Future |
|---|
| I will disown |
| you will disown |
| he/she/it will disown |
| we will disown |
| you will disown |
| they will disown |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have disowned |
| you will have disowned |
| he/she/it will have disowned |
| we will have disowned |
| you will have disowned |
| they will have disowned |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be disowning |
| you will be disowning |
| he/she/it will be disowning |
| we will be disowning |
| you will be disowning |
| they will be disowning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been disowning |
| you have been disowning |
| he/she/it has been disowning |
| we have been disowning |
| you have been disowning |
| they have been disowning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been disowning |
| you will have been disowning |
| he/she/it will have been disowning |
| we will have been disowning |
| you will have been disowning |
| they will have been disowning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been disowning |
| you had been disowning |
| he/she/it had been disowning |
| we had been disowning |
| you had been disowning |
| they had been disowning |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would disown |
| you would disown |
| he/she/it would disown |
| we would disown |
| you would disown |
| they would disown |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have disowned |
| you would have disowned |
| he/she/it would have disowned |
| we would have disowned |
| you would have disowned |
| they would have disowned |
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Verb 1. disown - prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
deprive - keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
2. disown - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"
abjure, forswear, recant, retract, resile - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
rebut, refute - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"
deny - refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
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disown
verb deny, reject, abandon, renounce, disallow, retract, repudiate, cast off, rebut, disavow, disclaim, abnegate, refuse to acknowledge or recognize Those comments were later disowned.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
disown
verbTo refuse to recognize or acknowledge:
Idiom: turn one's back on.
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Translations
يُنْكِر بُنُوَّة
neuznatzapřít
fornægteforstøde
afneita
atteikties atzītneatzīt
inkâr etmekreddetmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disown
[dɪsˈəʊn] vtCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
disown
vt → verleugnen ; signature → nicht (als seine eigene) anerkennen ; suggestion → nicht wahrhaben wollen; I’ll disown you if you go out in that hat → wenn du mit dem Hut ausgehst, tue ich so, als ob ich nicht zu dir gehöre
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
disown
(disˈoun) verb to refuse to acknowledge as belonging to oneself. to disown one's son. verwerp, verloën, verstoot, nie meer wil ken nie يُنْكِر بُنُوَّة отричам се от repudiar neuznat (za), zapřít verleugnen fornægte; forstøde αποκληρώνω renegar ära tõukama از آن خود ندانستن؛ انکار کردن olla tunnustamatta omakseen désavouer לְהִתכָּחֵש अंगीकार नहीं करना ne priznavati se svojim, poricati megtagad tidak mengakui afneita rinnegare, ripudiare 自分ものでないと言う (~과의 관계를) 부인하다 išsižadėti neatzīt (par savu); atteikties atzīt (par savu) menafikan verloochenen nekte å vedkjenne seg/kjennes ved wyprzeć się انكار كول، غاړه غړول، ردول، ايسته اړتييل، دځان نه ګڼل repudiar a renega; a nu recunoaşte отрекаться neuznať (za) ne priznavati odreći se inte vilja kännas vid, förneka บอกปัด; ไม่รับผิดชอบ reddetmek, inkâr etmek 否認(親子關係) зрікатися, відмовлятися (від) واسطہ توڑنا từ bỏ 否认
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