disown Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
    disinherit.
  2. verb cast off
    repudiate; renounce.
    • She renounced her husband
    • The parents repudiated their son

WordNet

Dis*own" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Disowned ; present participle & verbal noun Disowning
Definitions
  1. To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an author will sometimes disown his writings.
  2. To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny.
    Then they, who brother's better claim disown, Expel their parents, and usurp the throne. Dryden.
    Syn. -- To disavow; disclaim; deny; abnegate; renounce; disallow.

Webster 1913