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dis·own
disown
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- pronunciation:
- dIs
on
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
disowns, disowning, disowned |
definition: |
to deny a relationship with or ownership of; repudiate.
- synonyms:
- deny, disavow, reject, renounce, repudiate
- antonyms:
- accept, claim, re-claim
- similar words:
- abandon, disclaim, disinherit, forsake, recant
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related words: |
abdicate, abjure, desert, disavow, negate, ostracize |
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