[
UK
/dɪsˈəʊn/
]
[ US /dɪˈsoʊn/ ]
[ US /dɪˈsoʊn/ ]
VERB
-
cast off
The parents repudiated their son
She renounced her husband - prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
How To Use disown In A Sentence
- Yes, he disowns his mother and his wife attempted suicide as a result of being publicly slandered by him, but we also know how much he cares about his daughter.
- Both bearings are founded on what is called canting heraldry, a species of art disowned by the writers on the science, yet universally made use of by those who practise the art of blazonry. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft
- He was disowned by his family after his arrest. The Sun
- Family members would disown you if they knew you watched it.
- Unprofitable contracts can be ended, and property burdened with onerous obligations disowned.
- I expected to be thrown out on the street, and to be disowned by my family.
- My family would disown me if they knew. The Sun
- He attributes the term to a US socialist, but he disowns authorship.
- Michael Wincott plays his brother who disowns him.
- The trust of the disinherited was further shattered and disowned by the disingenuous attitude of the state.