disown
To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s ownTo refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
» Tom has been disowned by his parents.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
Lord Capulet and his wife threatened to disown their daughter Juliet if she didn’t go through with marrying Count Paris.
verstoßen, verleugnen, ableugnen
отрека́тьсяotrekátʹsja, отре́чьсяotréčʹsja
(transitive)To repudiate any connection to; to renounce.
(Unix, transitive)To detach (a job or process) so that it can continue to run even when the user who launched it ends his/her login session.
- cast off
- prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
Examples
21 sentencesTom has been disowned by his parents.
Tom's parents disowned him.
Tom's father has disowned him.
Tom's father disowned him.
deToms Vater hat ihn enterbt.
Sami was disowned by his family.
Translations
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Forms
disowns, disowning, disowned, disownedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle