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disown

🇬🇧 UK/dis'әun/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To refuse to acknowledge a relationship or connection with someone; to renounce

否认关系,与…断绝关系,驱逐

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
disnot, apart, away
+
ownown, possess, acknowledge
=disown

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He threatened to disown his son if he married against his wishes.

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