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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Recent Examples of disown
Even some people who have repeatedly criticized the verification system were surprised that the Trump administration seemed to disown it.
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Trump has continued to rage at those calling for the Epstein evidence, even going so far as to disown members of his MAGA faithful.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 July 2025
No scene is quicker to disown an act for its commercial success, and Garris (along with guitarists Isaac Hale and Nicko Calderon, bassist Kevin Otten and drummer Kevin Kaine) is fully aware of the line the band walks.
—Josh Chesler, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Civil rights activists were assassinated, beaten, betrayed by friends, tortured in jail and disowned by their families.
—John Blake, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Trump has continued to rage at those calling for the Epstein evidence, even going so far as to disown members of his MAGA faithful.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 July 2025
No scene is quicker to disown an act for its commercial success, and Garris (along with guitarists Isaac Hale and Nicko Calderon, bassist Kevin Otten and drummer Kevin Kaine) is fully aware of the line the band walks.
—Josh Chesler, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Civil rights activists were assassinated, beaten, betrayed by friends, tortured in jail and disowned by their families.
—John Blake, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disown
Verb
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Both initially denied the affair, though Rimes later admitted to it.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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This is what happens when any people and their history are denied, forgotten, declared disposable.—
Kevin Powell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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What isn’t known — and what university and fraternity officials have refused to discuss — is what happened in the basement of the three-story house in the 1300 block of West Campus Road, before the young man lost consciousness.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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Thomas, alas, can refuse any trade after taking the qualifying offer this summer and will be an unrestricted free agent in 2026.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals later rejected a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel against him.—
Amy Yurkanin,
ProPublica,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Senate rejected Democratic and Republican plans to reopen the government Thursday, its seventh attempt to break the stalemate.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When rumors flew in the colonies that Franklin had personally designed the Stamp Act, William refuted the charges.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Strowman quickly refuted this claim on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Disown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disown. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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