Disowning

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disown \Dis*own"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disowned}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Disowning}.]
     1. To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's
        self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self
        personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an
        author will sometimes disown his writings.


        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Then they, who brother's better claim disown,
              Expel their parents, and usurp the throne. --Dryden.
  
     Syn: To disavow; disclaim; deny; abnegate; renounce;
          disallow.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  disowning \disowning\ n.
     the refusal to acknowledge (something or somebody) as one's
     own.
  
     Syn: disownment.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  disowning
       n : refusal to acknowledge as one's own [syn: {disownment}]