disown
verb /dɪsˈəʊn/
/dɪsˈəʊn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disown | /dɪsˈəʊn/ /dɪsˈəʊn/ |
| he / she / it disowns | /dɪsˈəʊnz/ /dɪsˈəʊnz/ |
| past simple disowned | /dɪsˈəʊnd/ /dɪsˈəʊnd/ |
| past participle disowned | /dɪsˈəʊnd/ /dɪsˈəʊnd/ |
| -ing form disowning | /dɪsˈəʊnɪŋ/ /dɪsˈəʊnɪŋ/ |
- disown somebody/something to decide that you no longer want to be connected with or responsible for somebody/something
- Her family disowned her for marrying a foreigner.
- Later he publicly disowned the rebellion.
- They have never disowned their humble roots.