Meaning & use
disown
To refuse to accept someone, especially a family member, as belonging to you, often ending the relationship.
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Her parents threatened to disown her if she dropped out of medical school.
The company publicly disowned the rogue trader whose decisions had cost millions.
A note on using this word
Disown is strongest in family contexts, implying a deliberate, often permanent, cutting of ties.
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