Associations to the word «Disowning»

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

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