disown
verb
dis·own
(ˌ)dis-ˈōn 
disowned; disowning; disowns
1
: to refuse to acknowledge as one's own
2
a
: to repudiate any connection or identification with
b
: to deny the validity or authority of
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Examples of disown in a Sentence
Her parents threatened to disown her if she didn't go back to school.
He was disowned for bringing shame to the family.
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Coal industry executives disown him for being an untrustworthy counterparty.
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Christopher Helman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
In doing so, Zuckerberg is implicitly disowning a core part of the history of his own company.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
Ruby ultimately disowned Shari, which led her to cease all communication with her mother.
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Turning the job down, Kristofferson pursued a career in music, a choice that led to his family disowning him.
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Christopher Helman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
In doing so, Zuckerberg is implicitly disowning a core part of the history of his own company.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
Ruby ultimately disowned Shari, which led her to cease all communication with her mother.
—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
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“Disown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disown. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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