Word

disown, v.
(disowned, disowning, disowns)
freq. cnt. 1

prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

disinherit disown

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

disowning disownment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

cast off
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

disown renounce repudiate

sample sentences

"She renounced her husband"
"The parents repudiated their son"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

renunciation renouncement

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

apostatize, apostatise, tergiversate retract, forswear, abjure, recant, resile withdraw, swallow, take back, unsay rebut, refute deny