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disowns

/dɪˈzoʊnz/

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."
family action moral society law attitude character person state

Related Words

Illustration criminal

criminal noun

/ˈkɹɪmənəl/

A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

"The criminal was arrested for stealing the school's valuable computer equipment. "

Illustration activities

activities noun

/ækˈtɪ.vɪ.tiz/ /ækˈtɪv.ə.tiz/

The state or quality of being active; activeness.

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

Illustration connection

connection noun

/kəˈnɛkʃən/

The act of connecting.

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

Illustration launched

launched verb

/lɑnt͡ʃt/

To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.

"The pitcher launched the baseball toward home plate. "

Illustration renounce

renounce noun

/ɹɪˈnaʊns/

An act of renouncing.

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

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 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 threatened

threatened verb

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩d/

To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

"He threatened me with a knife."

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. "

Illustration continue

continue noun

/kənˈtɪnjuː/

An option allowing a gamer to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost.

"The game offered a "continue" option, allowing me to resume playing after I lost all my lives. "

Illustration involvement

involvement noun

/ɪnˈvɑlvmənt/ /ɪnˈvɒlvmənt/

The act of involving, or the state of being involved.

"The student's involvement in the school play was evident in her enthusiastic rehearsals. "