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Meanings of disown in anglès

portuguès
renunciar
català
repudiar
espanyol
repudiar

Cast off.

repudiar
català
desheretar
espanyol
desheredar

Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting.

desheretar
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Examples for "disinherit"
Examples for "disinherit"
1
But it is not expected that any man will willingly disinherit himself.
Red Cap Tales, Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of t...
2
Joseph Schumpeter, the prophetic Austrian-American economist, believed that socialism will disinherit capitalism.
Financial Crime and Corruption
3
My brother, who wanted her to be a nun will disinherit her.
The Unforseen Return
4
I can't believe he's prepared to disinherit us all, after all this time!
Hell to pay
5
Using language to disavow and disinherit your spouse will not help.
Reuters

To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge.

Usage of disown in anglès
1
My parents wouldn't disown me, but it would certainly change our relationship.
The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest ...
2
Ironic distance -you disown what you say to a certain extent.
The Guardian
3
Do we disown our family, friends and neighbours when they embarrass us?
The Irish Times
4
If he did not intend this, let Mr Deasy now disown it.
The Irish Times
5
I will disown you-andmy curse shall be your inheritance; remember this.
Frederick the Great and His Court
6
His family should disown him because he's a disgrace to them, too.
The Guardian
7
We showed it to Sir Barnes Newcome, who-whocould not disown it.
The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
8
I'll not disown her, may the devil take me if I do.
Doctor Pascal
9
She still resolved to neglect, though she could no longer disown him.
Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 1
10
Do you think I want a separation because you disown the church?
Fran
11
Poor things, thought Marston; they are mine, how can I disown them?
Our World; Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter
12
What shall I do, now he is gone, if you disown me?
A Simpleton
13
Obama's refusal to disown Wright left him open to attacks from the right.
Game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the r...
14
It is too late now to credibly disown the course of the recession.
The Guardian
15
I do not disown my former thoughts; but nothing can ever recal them.
History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
16
What I have written I shall not disown in any company.
Chivalry
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Translations for disown
portuguès
renunciar
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United Kingdom
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