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disown

/dɪsˈəʊn/

Meanings
verb
To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.

Examples :

"Lord Capulet and his wife threatened to disown their daughter Juliet if she didn’t go through with marrying Count Paris."
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Related Words

Illustration connection

connection noun

/kəˈnɛkʃən/

The act of connecting.

"The connection between the two classrooms was established by installing a new phone line. "

Illustration renounce

renounce noun

/ɹɪˈnaʊns/

An act of renouncing.

"His renunciation of the scholarship was unexpected; he decided to work instead. "

Illustration publicly

publicly adverb

/ˈpʌblɪkli/

In public, openly, in an open and public manner.

"The student publicly shared his project's successes with the class. "

Illustration daughter

daughter noun

/ˈdɑ.tɚ/ /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɔ.tɚ/

One’s female offspring.

"I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter."

Illustration processing

processing verb

/ˈpɹəʊsɛsɪŋ/ /ˈpɹɑsəsɪŋ/

To perform a particular process on a thing.

"The bank is processing my check deposit. "

Illustration continued

continued verb

/kənˈtɪnjuːd/

To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).

"Do you want me to continue to unload these?"

Illustration marrying

marrying verb

/ˈmæɹiɪŋ/

To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.

"Neither of her daughters showed any desire to marry."

Illustration overnight

overnight noun

/ˈoʊvərnaɪt/ /ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt/

Items delivered or completed overnight.

"Have you looked at the overnights yet?"

Illustration threatened

threatened verb

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩d/

To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

"He threatened me with a knife."

Illustration programmer

programmer noun

/ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmə/ /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/

One who writes computer programs; a software developer.

"My brother is a programmer for a video game company. "

Illustration acknowledge

acknowledge verb

/əkˈnɒ.lɪdʒ/ /ækˈnɑː.lɪdʒ/

To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in

"to acknowledge the being of a god"

Illustration repudiate

repudiate verb

/ɹəˈpjuː.di.eɪt/

To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.

"The politician had to repudiate the false claims made in the misleading advertisement. "