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disown

verb

/dɪsˈoʊn/

Meaning

to refuse to acknowledge or accept responsibility for someone or something

He decided to disown his reckless brother.

reject, renounce, abandon, repudiate

accept, acknowledge

disown responsibility, disown a child, disown publicly

to put something into the ground and cover it with earth

to reduce or limit something, especially something considered undesirable

To support or actively encourage a cause, venture, or aim; to help or encourage the progress or deve...

to show or feel great joy, often as a result of success

To plan or invent something carefully.

to cut or gather a crop; to receive as a consequence of actions