disown

verb
🔊/dɪsˈəʊn/
🔊/dɪsˈəʊn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they disown
🔊/dɪsˈəʊn/
🔊/dɪsˈəʊn/
he / she / it disowns
🔊/dɪsˈəʊnz/
🔊/dɪsˈəʊnz/
past simple disowned
🔊/dɪsˈəʊnd/
🔊/dɪsˈəʊnd/
past participle disowned
🔊/dɪsˈəʊnd/
🔊/dɪsˈəʊnd/
-ing form disowning
🔊/dɪsˈəʊnɪŋ/
🔊/dɪsˈəʊnɪŋ/
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  1. disown somebody/something to decide that you no longer want to be connected with or responsible for somebody/something与…断绝关系;否认对…的责任
    • Her family disowned her for marrying a foreigner.她的家人因她嫁给了外国人而与她断绝关系。🔊🔊
    • Later he publicly disowned the rebellion.后来,他公开否认对叛乱负责。
    • They have never disowned their humble roots.他们从未放弃过卑微的根源。
    Topics Family and relationshipsc2