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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 think deeply about something; to chew cud (for animals)

to sell something at a lower price than competitors or to downplay the value of something

To burn or scorch the surface of something with intense heat.

To make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe; to relieve or ease.

To construct something by putting parts or materials together.

to have being or reality; to be present