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I'm trying hard to keep my Australian accent. My mom would disown me if I didn't.
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Meaning of "disown" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISOWN

disown  [dɪsˈəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disown is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb disown in English.

WHAT DOES DISOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Disownment

Disownment is the formal act or condition of forcibly renouncing or no longer accepting one's consanguineous child as a member of one's family or kin. It differs from giving a child up for adoption both in that it is a social and interpersonal issue and that it does not imply any arrangement for future care. In this sense it is comparable to divorce or repudiation. Disownment may entail disinheritance, familial exile, or shunning, and often a combination of the three. Disownment is often a taboo course of action; in many modern legal systems, it is considered a form of child abandonment and is against the law in most countries. In very rare cases, a society and its institutions will accept an act of disownment. In one such example, the British politician Leo Amery had two adult sons, both young adults at the time of World War II; one fought in the British forces, while the other, John Amery, cast his lot with Nazi Germany and beamed propaganda radio broadcasts to his homeland.

Definition of disown in the English dictionary

The definition of disown in the dictionary is to deny any connection with; refuse to acknowledge.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISOWN

PRESENT

Present
I disown
you disown
he/she/it disowns
we disown
you disown
they disown
Present continuous
I am disowning
you are disowning
he/she/it is disowning
we are disowning
you are disowning
they are disowning
Present perfect
I have disowned
you have disowned
he/she/it has disowned
we have disowned
you have disowned
they have disowned
Present perfect continuous
I have been disowning
you have been disowning
he/she/it has been disowning
we have been disowning
you have been disowning
they have been disowning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I disowned
you disowned
he/she/it disowned
we disowned
you disowned
they disowned
Past continuous
I was disowning
you were disowning
he/she/it was disowning
we were disowning
you were disowning
they were disowning
Past perfect
I had disowned
you had disowned
he/she/it had disowned
we had disowned
you had disowned
they had disowned
Past perfect continuous
I had been disowning
you had been disowning
he/she/it had been disowning
we had been disowning
you had been disowning
they had been disowning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will disown
you will disown
he/she/it will disown
we will disown
you will disown
they will disown
Future continuous
I will be disowning
you will be disowning
he/she/it will be disowning
we will be disowning
you will be disowning
they will be disowning
Future perfect
I will have disowned
you will have disowned
he/she/it will have disowned
we will have disowned
you will have disowned
they will have disowned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been disowning
you will have been disowning
he/she/it will have been disowning
we will have been disowning
you will have been disowning
they will have been disowning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would disown
you would disown
he/she/it would disown
we would disown
you would disown
they would disown
Conditional continuous
I would be disowning
you would be disowning
he/she/it would be disowning
we would be disowning
you would be disowning
they would be disowning
Conditional perfect
I would have disown
you would have disown
he/she/it would have disown
we would have disown
you would have disown
they would have disown
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been disowning
you would have been disowning
he/she/it would have been disowning
we would have been disowning
you would have been disowning
they would have been disowning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you disown
we let´s disown
you disown
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to disown
Past participle
disowned
Present Participle
disowning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISOWN


alone
əˈləʊn
bone
bəʊn
clone
kləʊn
grown
ɡrəʊn
hormone
ˈhɔːməʊn
iPhone
ˈaɪˌfəʊn
Joan
dʒəʊn
known
nəʊn
loan
ləʊn
lone
ləʊn
Mon
məʊn
own
əʊn
phone
fəʊn
shown
ʃəʊn
smartphone
ˈsmɑːtˌfəʊn
stone
stəʊn
telephone
ˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn
tone
təʊn
unknown
ʌnˈnəʊn
zone
zəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISOWN

disorderly conduct
disorderly house
disordinate
disordinately
disorganic
disorganise
disorganiser
disorganization
disorganize
disorganized
disorganizer
disorient
disorientate
disorientated
disorientating
disorientation
disoriented
disorienting
disowner
disownment

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISOWN

blown
breakdown
Bridgetown
brown
clown
countdown
crown
down
downtown
gown
on one´s own
out-of-town
Provincetown
self-sown
sown
takedown
thrown
town
unsown
well-known

Synonyms and antonyms of disown in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISOWN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disown» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disown

Translation of «disown» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISOWN

Find out the translation of disown to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disown from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disown» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

声明与…脱离关系
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

renegar de
570 millions of speakers

English

disown
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अस्वीकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التبرؤ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

откреститься
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

renegar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ত্যাজ্য করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

renier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyangkal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verleugnen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自分のものと認めない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의절하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disown
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không nhận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கைவிட்டுவிட்டேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नाकारणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sahip çıkmamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rinnegare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyprzeć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відхреститися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

renega
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποκηρύξει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verloën
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

disown
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fornekte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disown

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISOWN»

The term «disown» is regularly used and occupies the 89.083 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISOWN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «disown» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «disown» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disown

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8 QUOTES WITH «DISOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disown.
1
Maxwell Caulfield
Not disown my past or upbringing, but I'd admired American actors, really American movie star - particularly the rebel heroes of the '50s.
2
Michelle Malkin
Barack Obama and Jimmy Hoffa are like Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Lady Gaga and hype, the 'Jersey Shore' cast and hairspray: inseparable. The president can no more disown the Teamsters Union's leader than he can disown his own id.
3
Maia Mitchell
I'm trying hard to keep my Australian accent. My mom would disown me if I didn't.
4
Riccardo Muti
I have closed that page of my life without rancor. I do not disown any of the work done.
5
Taslima Nasrin
When Bangladesh refused to renew my passport, I used U.N. travel documents. You can't disown your country.
6
Vikram Rohit Shetty
My grandfather made films on God, I make it on the devil, so, I wonder what he would say if he was alive. He'd probably disown me.
7
Burning Spear
I feel that no one should be ashamed or have fear or doubt within themselves when they speak about the roots or Africa wherein I and I originate from. It's like an individual who tries to disown himself, and to me, it is a form of defeat by disowning yourself.
8
Mosab Hassan Yousef
My dad is a loving person. He would never disown me. At some point we will be together again. I love my father, and he loves me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISOWN»

Discover the use of disown in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disown and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Linux Server Hacks, Volume Two: Tips & Tools for Connecting, ...
Using disown with Background Jobs If you're using the bash shell, you can tell an existing process to ignore SIGHUPs by using the shell's disown built-in command : $ disown -h jobnumber This tells a job already running in the background to ...
William von Hagen, Brian K. Jones, 2005
2
Learning the bash Shell: Unix Shell Programming
Another way to ignore the HUP signal is with the disown built-in.* disown takes as an argument a job specification, such as the process ID or job ID, and removes the process from the list of jobs. The process is effectively “disowned” by the ...
Cameron Newham, 2005
3
English Synonymes explained, in alphabetical order; with ...
To deny) approaches nearest to the sense of disown when applied to ersons; disown, that is, not to own, on the other han , bears a strong analogy to deny when applied to things. In the first case deny is said with regard to one's knowledge of ...
George Crabb, 1826
4
The Mentoring Mom: 11 Ways to Model Christ for Your Child
When I looked up the word deny the room almost began to quake when I read the definition in Greek: "recoiling from, remove from oneself, withdraw from fellowship with, disown." To follow Jesus I must disown myself: • Disown my tendency to ...
Jackie Kendall, 2006
5
A true and faithful relation of the sufferings of ... mr. ...
A. My Lords, I will make this Overture ; That it' a War be declared, in the Sense related in the Proclamation or upon, such Principles, and bearing such inferences there specified, I do disown it. Repl. It is satisfactory. Will you therefore take the ...
Alexander Shields, 1715
6
Report of the trial of Friends: at Steubenville, Ohio, from ...
Of a piece with this, is the spirit in which they proceed to disown their brethren. What says the Discipline? If a member of the society conduct improperly, and deny the fundamental principles of the society, he shall be dealt with, brought up  ...
Marcus Tullius Cicero Gould, Ohio. Court of Common Pleas (Jefferson County), 1829
7
Euangelion on Facebook
If we disown him, he will also disown us; 13' if we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself. From verses 11 to 12, God will equal every human experience of trust invested in Him. The one exception is on the note of ...
Ndabezinhle Nxumalo
8
Linux in a Nutshell
disown [-ahr] [job ...] Remove job from the list ofjobs managed by Bash. Options - a Remove all jobs. With -h, mark all jobs. -h Instead of removing jobs from the list of known jobs, mark them to not receive SIGHUP when Bash exits. -r With no ...
Ellen Siever, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, 2009
9
English Synonymes, with Copious Illustrations and ...
The apostles would never disown the character which they held as messengers of Christ ; Sometimes lest man should quite his pow'r disown, He makes that power to trembling nations known. JSMTXR. Disclaim and disown are both personal ...
George Crabb, 1854
10
The Ancient Laws of Cambria: Containing the Institutional ...
If a father give property for nursing a son, he cannot disown him afterwards. If the father die, the head of the family may disown a son, with six men of his family, in the same manner as the father might deny him if living, and in the same Church.
Wales, 1823

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disown is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Is Bernie Sanders really a socialist? Or just redefining socialism for …
... presidential nomination, is not even hiding under the bed; he would sooner jump up and down on the mattress than disown his leftwing past . «Raw Story, Jul 15»
2
Fayetteville man believes judge violated his right to practice Voodoo
You put your beads in, you disown your religion.'" Rahman said. "So I took my beads back out." A little later, Baggett saw that the necklaces ... «Fayetteville Observer, Jul 15»
3
Abby: Man objects to girlfriend's vacation with ex
My father is on her side and says he will refuse contact with me if I disown her. I want to keep them both in my life. Please help. -- College ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
4
US drone strikes kill Isis militants in Afghanistan
However, as the two militant groups compete for local recruits and Taliban hardliners disown the peace process, he believes violence could ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
5
Conservative Appleton teen steps away from politics
Those on both far left and right extremes teach their followers to "disown anyone that doesn't agree with them," Backer said. He said he's slowly ... «Appleton Post Crescent, Jul 15»
6
Somizi opens up on life as a gay man
Mhlongo questioned parents' reasoning when they disown their children because of their sexual preferences. "I am blessed. I am one of the ... «Johannesburg Sunday World, Jul 15»
7
Everything you need to keep up with The Ashes in Australia
Prepare for your family and pets to disown you during the following dates over the next two months. First Test is on July 8 - 12 July at Sophia ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
8
Amy Schumer Says She's Sorry. Don't Believe It
... are made in the context of a persona she shouldn't have to disown just because there are people who fail to capture that nuance in her act. «TVGrapevine.com, Jul 15»
9
Tennis: We've had our eye on you for some time now, Mr Anderson
Those who do follow sport were split into two camps: those who want to disown Anderson and those who will back him no matter what. «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
10
Netanyahu rejects minister's 'hurtful' claim Reform Jews can't be …
At that time, the Reform movement urged Netanyahu to disown Azoulay's comments and Rabbi Gilad Kariv, executive director of the Reform ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»

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