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disown

verb as in refuse to acknowledge

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I really understood these concepts as a person whose own father disowned her.

The Jewish Community of Guatemala has issued a statement disowning the sect, describing it as foreign to its own organisation.

From BBC

But that's a liberal podcast, so of course the panelists also offered reassurances that it's OK to disown family members if their Trump vote is "a symptom of larger issues."

From Salon

She has previously spoken about her parents attempting to force her to marry when she was a teenager, her escape, and being disowned as a result.

From BBC

“We have had family members who have disowned each other because they are on the other side,” says Kathy.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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