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
  • The government denies this, and says the law will be aimed at making unused land productive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan’s Taliban government of harboring TTP militants, an allegation Kabul denies.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of denies
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  • Someone refuses to back you up as the moon and Mercury clash.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • It's built by what leadership consistently rewards, tolerates and refuses to compromise on.
    — Brandon Shannon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of refuses
Verb
  • The agent proposes; the human reviews, edits, approves, or rejects; and the system brings reasoning and evidence with the recommendation.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Hamas also said that laying down its heavy weapons, which would come later in the process, was contingent on the creation of a Palestinian state, something Israel’s current government adamantly rejects.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of rejects
Verb
  • History refutes the myth of the individual genius because innovations are collaborative and cultural.
    — Michael Muthukrishna, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • This timeline refutes the notion that classifying obesity as a disease is driven by commercial interests by drugmakers.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026
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