1
as in to deny
to declare not to be true
he steadfastly disowned that he was having an affair
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2
as in to refuse
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
the dictatorial father angrily disowned his rebellious son
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Recent Examples of disown
Meanwhile, Trump has continued to rage at those calling for the Epstein evidence, even going so far as to disown members of his MAGA faithful.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 July 2025
No scene is quicker to disown an act for its commercial success, and Garris (along with guitarists Isaac Hale and Nicko Calderon, bassist Kevin Otten and drummer Kevin Kaine) is fully aware of the line the band walks.
—Josh Chesler, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Khan plays Rehan Roy, a notorious jewel thief working successfully abroad after his father (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) disowned him for his career choice.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Apr. 2025
Civil rights activists were assassinated, beaten, betrayed by friends, tortured in jail and disowned by their families.
—John Blake, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 July 2025
No scene is quicker to disown an act for its commercial success, and Garris (along with guitarists Isaac Hale and Nicko Calderon, bassist Kevin Otten and drummer Kevin Kaine) is fully aware of the line the band walks.
—Josh Chesler, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Related Stories Will Forte Is Willing to Climb Mount Everest to Promote ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ After Looney Tunes Film Was Saved
Khan plays Rehan Roy, a notorious jewel thief working successfully abroad after his father (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) disowned him for his career choice.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Apr. 2025
Civil rights activists were assassinated, beaten, betrayed by friends, tortured in jail and disowned by their families.
—John Blake, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disown
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South Korea had its three best attackers denied by European clubs.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Judge Stark denied Blue Water’s request to extend the timeline, but did give the company access to the Citgo data room used in the process, which doesn’t entirely shut the door on Hernandez’s firm.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Supreme Court deemed unconstitutional the line-item veto in 1998, by which former President Bill Clinton unilaterally refused to spend money appropriated for particular purposes.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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In June, the Democratic group of senators accused the Department of Education of refusing to comply with Warren's monthslong congressional investigation into what, if any, records have been accessed by DOGE employees that could be sensitive.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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In July 2007, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves after rejecting an eight-year, $140 million contract extension.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ukrainians overwhelmingly reject ceding territory.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Szymon Laks, conductor of one of several male orchestras at Auschwitz-Birkenau, vehemently refuted the notion that music was helpful to anyone in the camp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ghana’s officials refuted the claims of the lawyers, saying the individuals were returned to their home nations.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Disown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disown. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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