disown

dis·own

transitive verb \(ˌ)dis-ˈōn\

Definition of DISOWN

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

— dis·own·ment \-mənt\ noun

Examples of DISOWN

1. Her parents threatened to disown her if she didn't go back to school.
2. He was disowned for bringing shame to the family.

First Known Use of DISOWN

1630

Related to DISOWN

Synonyms

contradict, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, disclaim, disconfirm, deny, gainsay, negate, negative, refute, reject, repudiate

Antonyms

acknowledge, admit, allow, avow, concede, confirm, own

Related Words

traverse; challenge, confute, disprove, rebut; disagree (with), dispute

Near Antonyms

accept, adopt, embrace, espouse; affirm, announce, assert, aver, claim, declare, maintain, profess, submit; authenticate, corroborate, substantiate, validate, verify

Rhymes with DISOWN

agon, aitchbone, alone, atone, backbone, Bastogne, bemoan, Big Stone, birthstone, Blackstone, bloodstone, bluestone, bondstone, Boulogne, breastbone, bridge loan, brimstone, brownstone, call loan, calzone, Capone, capstone, cell phone, cheekbone, chinbone, cogon, cologne, Cologne, colon, colón, Colón, condone, copestone, corn pone, curbstone, cyclone, daimon, dapsone, debone, depone, dethrone, dial tone, Dordogne, downzone, dripstone, drop zone, drystone, earphone, earth tone, end zone, enthrone, estrone, fieldstone, firestone, Firestone, flagstone, flowstone, flyblown, footstone, freestone, free zone, full-blown, gallstone, gemstone, Gijón, goldstone, gravestone, greenstone, grindstone, hailstone, halftone, handblown, hard stone, headphone, headstone, hearthstone, high-flown, hip bone, homegrown, hormone, hornstone, impone, ingrown, inkstone, in stone, intone, jawbone, jewel tone, keystone, León, leone, life zone, limestone, lodestone, long bone, Maidstone, milestone, millstone, moonstone, mudstone, nose cone, oilstone, orgone, ozone, pay phone, peptone, pinbone, pinecone, piñon, pipestone, postpone, potstone, propone, redbone, red zone, rhinestone, sandstone, shade-grown, shinbone, siltstone, snow cone, soapstone, splint bone, strike zone, T-bone, tailbone, thighbone, time zone, toadstone, tombstone, touchstone, touch-tone, tritone, trombone, turnstone, twelve-tone, two-tone, Tyrone, unknown, unthrone, war zone, well-known, whalebone, wheel-thrown, whetstone, windblown, wishbone, Yangon