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Definition of disown verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

disown

verb

NAmE//dɪsˈoʊn//

disown somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they disown

he / she / it disowns

past simple disowned

-ing form disowning

to decide that you no longer want to be connected with or responsible for someone or something Her family disowned her for marrying a foreigner.

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