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disown (C1)

verb

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈoʊn/

To refuse to accept or acknowledge something or someone as one's own; to deny responsibility for or connection with.

After the scandal, the politician's family decided to disown him publicly.
She felt compelled to disown the controversial statements made by her former colleague.
The artist chose to disown his early works, believing they did not reflect his true talent.

disown someone (collocation): To refuse to accept a person as one's own, often a family member. — "His parents threatened to disown him if he didn't change his ways."
disown something (collocation): To refuse to acknowledge or accept responsibility for an object, idea, or statement. — "The author later tried to disown the controversial essay he wrote in his youth."

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