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
Ruby ultimately disowned Shari, which led her to cease all communication with her mother.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Turning the job down, Kristofferson pursued a career in music, a choice that led to his family disowning him.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2024
If Immacolata is disowning her unequivocally, Lenù hopes at first to find maternal leniency in Adele.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Well, my sister did not receive an invite and now my family has completely disowned me.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 28 Dec. 2024
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Turning the job down, Kristofferson pursued a career in music, a choice that led to his family disowning him.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2024
If Immacolata is disowning her unequivocally, Lenù hopes at first to find maternal leniency in Adele.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Well, my sister did not receive an invite and now my family has completely disowned me.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 28 Dec. 2024
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And the Supreme Court has reaffirmed it in the years since — including in the 1982 case Plyler v. Doe, which held that states cannot deny students a free public education based on their immigration status.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2025
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Chris Brown says he is banned from entering Canada Brown confirmed that he was denied entry into Canada based on his criminal history just hours before he was set to perform in the first of two performances in Toronto.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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My family refuses to leave Los Angeles, which makes it forever a part of me.—
Shawn Hubler,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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If the registry office refuses to name the child the parents can file a suit in civil court requesting their name choice be accepted, according to the outlet.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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But in September 2022 the new constitution was voted down, rejected in all 16 regions in Chile.—
Sammy Feldblum,
The Dial,
30 Jan. 2025
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The passage of the bill signals a GOP civil war brewing between DeSantis and Perez and Albritton, who rejected the governor's immigration proposal in favor of their own plan.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The agency has since refuted the claim the couple was involved in its decision to separate from the actor.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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News of the affidavit was first reported by NBC News, which reported that Samantha refuted many of the claims in the affidavit in a statement to NBC.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Disown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disown. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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