disown

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verb

To refuse to recognize or acknowledge: deny, disacknowledge, disavow, disclaim, reject, renounce, repudiate. Idioms: turn one's back on. See accept/reject.

v

Definition: refuse to acknowledge
Antonyms: accept, acknowledge, allow, avow, claim

For a list of words related to disown, see:

• Strategy and Tactics - disown: (vb) refuse to acknowledge as pertaining to oneself; deny responsibility for
• Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - disown: (vb) repudiate, refuse to acknowledge

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  See crossword solutions for the clue Disown.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - nægte at vedkende sig, slå hånden af, nægte at anerkende

Nederlands (Dutch)
verstoten, ontkennen

Français (French)
v. tr. - désavouer, renier, nier

Deutsch (German)
v. - ablehnen , verleugnen, nicht anerkennen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποκηρύσσω, αποποιούμαι, απαρνούμαι, απεκδύομαι, αρνούμαι την πατρότητα ή την ευθύνη

Italiano (Italian)
rinnegare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - renegar, repudiar

Русский (Russian)
дезавуировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - rechazar, desconocer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - inte kännas vid

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
否认

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 否認

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~와의 관련을 인정하지 않다, 자기 작품이 아니라고 말하다, (자식과) 연을 끊다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 自作でないと言う, 勘当する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتبرأ من شئ أو شخص, ينكر أي صله أو معرفه بشئ, ينكر الاعتراف بصحه أو شرعيه شئ أو شخص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התכחש ל-, שלל כל קשר עם, ניער חוצנו מ-‬

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