Associations to the word «Disown»

Wiktionary

DISOWN, verb. To refuse to own or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.

Dictionary definition

DISOWN, verb. Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting.
DISOWN, verb. Cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son".

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza