Dictionary Entry
disown
disown is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an author will sometimes disown his writings. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 4 senses
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- 1transitive verb
To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an author will sometimes disown his writings.
- 2transitive verb
To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny.
- 3verb
cast off
"She renounced her husband"
"The parents repudiated their son"
- 4verb
prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
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