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disown

The correct spelling is disown.

How to pronounce disown

verb

IPA: /dɪsˈəʊn/

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The correct spelling is disown. To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own. For example: "Lord Capulet and his wife threatened to disown their daughter Juliet if she didn’t go through with marrying Count Paris."

Usage Examples

Lord Capulet and his wife threatened to disown their daughter Juliet if she didn’t go through with marrying Count Paris.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
  2. 2.To repudiate any connection to; to renounce.
  3. 3.To detach (a job or process) so that it can continue to run even when the user who launched it ends his/her login session.

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