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disown

DEFINITIONS OF: disown

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v cast off

Synonyms:
renounce, repudiate
Types:
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apostatise, apostatize, tergiversate
abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
abjure, forswear, recant, resile, retract
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw
take back what one has said
rebut, refute
overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
deny
refuse to accept or believe
abnegate
deny or renounce
contradict, controvert, oppose
be resistant to
answer
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
Type of:
reject
refuse to accept or acknowledge

v prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

Synonyms:
disinherit
Antonyms:
bequeath, leave, will
leave or give by will after one's death
leave, leave behind
be survived by after one's death
give, impart, leave, pass on
transmit (knowledge or skills)
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Type of:
deprive
keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
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