Disown

/dɪsˈoʊn/

Synonyms for "disown" (117 found)

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Closest matches (24)

Verb(5 words)
abjureassert the contrarybackback downback outbackwaterbeliebrush asidechuckchuck outclimb downcontemncontestcontradictcontravenecontrovertcountercrawfish outcross

Strong matches (35)

Related words (58)

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refuserefuse to admitrefuse to considerrefuterejectrenegerenouncerepelrepudiaterepulseretractrevokescornscoutshove awayspurnswallowtake backtake issue withthrow awaythrow outturn awayturn outunsaywaivewithdraw
Noun(2 words)

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9 entries
break withcast offcut tiesdeny liabilitydisclaim liabilitydisinheritrenouncerenounce claimrepudiate

Collocations

6 entries
disown a childdisown a relativedisown membershipdisown responsibilitydisown the claimsdisown the project

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

"As, scared the Phrygian ranks to see, / confused, unarmed, amid the gazing throng, / he stood, 'Alas! what spot on earth or sea / is left,' he cried, 'to shield a wretch like me, / whom Dardans seek in punishment to kill, / and Greeks disown?'"

Source: tatoeba (6805193)

Please don't disown me.

Source: tatoeba (10079522)

When I crashed the family car, my father was so mad that he said he was going to disown me.

Source: tatoeba (10240325)

My parents will disown my brother if they find out that he's gay.

Source: tatoeba (10338399)

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