disowns

verb

present tense third-person singular of disown
1
as in denies
to declare not to be true he steadfastly disowned that he was having an affair

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2
as in refuses
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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  1. denies
  2. refuses
  3. rejects
  4. refutes
Verb
  • Israel, which isn’t a party in the proceedings, strongly denies that its actions amount to acts of genocide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Carlson-Vance partnership has generated more conservative blowback over the past few years as Carlson has progressed from skepticism of Israel into anti-Semitism, which Carlson denies.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of denies
Verb
  • Khrzhanovsky refuses to disclose which scenes come from the original shoot and which are the add-ons.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The driver turns out to be a former co-worker of Ho-seok’s, and for initially unspecified reasons, refuses to take them.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of refuses
Verb
  • The Israeli government has repeatedly said the Spanish government is antisemitic, an accusation that Spain strongly rejects.
    — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Haaretz says Netanyahu responded calmly, insisting Israel was prepared and the greater threat lay in the West Bank, while his office now brands the report an ‘absolute lie’ and rejects calls for an inquiry.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of rejects
Verb
  • In his Facebook post, Khrzhanovsky refutes or qualifies the various accusations made against him and his film.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
  • History refutes the myth of the individual genius because innovations are collaborative and cultural.
    — Michael Muthukrishna, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of refutes
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