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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disown \Dis*own"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disowned}; p. pr & vb n. {Disowning}.] 1. To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self personally; as a parent can hardly disown his child; an author will sometimes disown his writings. 2. To refuse to acknowledge or allow to deny. Then they who brother's better claim disown, Expel their parents, and usurp the throne. --Dryden. Syn: To disavow; disclaim; deny; abnegate; renounce; disallow. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: disowning n : refusal to acknowledge as one's own [syn: {disownment}]
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