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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Khan plays Rehan Roy, a notorious jewel thief working successfully abroad after his father (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) disowned him for his career choice.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Apr. 2025
Spider-Man 3 (2007) A botch job of oppositional motivations practically disowned by its own director, the messiest Spider-Man movie is a near-constant tonal misfire, simultaneously more serious than its predecessors and more willfully goofy.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The film highlights the struggles of a dementia patient after his kids disown and abandon him in old age.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
After connecting with therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, who advocated for strict parental discipline, Ruby, now 42, disowned Shari and asked her husband and oldest son to move out.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Apr. 2025
Spider-Man 3 (2007) A botch job of oppositional motivations practically disowned by its own director, the messiest Spider-Man movie is a near-constant tonal misfire, simultaneously more serious than its predecessors and more willfully goofy.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The film highlights the struggles of a dementia patient after his kids disown and abandon him in old age.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
After connecting with therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, who advocated for strict parental discipline, Ruby, now 42, disowned Shari and asked her husband and oldest son to move out.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Thompson didn’t deny the rumors and hard launched their relationship with a post of his own featuring Megan to his IG, recapping their Bahamas trip.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
22 July 2025
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But Iran denies any such ambition to build a nuclear bomb, and accuses Israel of being the main aggressor in the region.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Her heir-apparent will have diminished authority, impossible expectations, and the unenviable task of modernizing an institution whose departing leader refuses to depart.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Kirton on Friday acknowledged he’d been given the training directive in 2022, but said his attorney advised him against attending or signing the form because Bloomfield leaders refused to show them the investigative report.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
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If anyone else tries such commands, the AGI and ASI reject them summarily.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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New York’s 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Maxwell’s appeal effort last year, finding that the deal drawn up in 2007 and approved the following year only protected Epstein and his coconspirators in South Florida.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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Bondi also said that although the names of several other high-profile figures were mentioned, the investigators did not find a client list or evidence refuting that Epstein died by suicide.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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But Hunter was quick to refute this claim, arguing that at large events where the president is meeting several people, introductions are the norm.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
21 July 2025
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“Disown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disown. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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