disown
English Thesaurus
1. cast off (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | reject, |
| definition | : | refuse to accept or acknowledge (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | rebut, refute, |
| definition | : | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | deny, |
| definition | : | refuse to accept or believe (verb.communication) |
2. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | deprive, |
| definition | : | keep from having, keeping, or obtaining (verb.possession) |
3. cast off (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | renunciation, repudiation, |
| definition | : | rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | renouncement, renunciation, |
| definition | : | an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned (noun.communication) |
4. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | bequeath, leave, will, |
| definition | : | leave or give by will after one's death (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | disinheritance, |
| definition | : | the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | disowning, disownment, |
| definition | : | refusal to acknowledge as one's own (noun.communication) |
5. cast off (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | renunciation, repudiation, |
| definition | : | rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | renouncement, renunciation, |
| definition | : | an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned (noun.communication) |
6. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | bequeath, leave, will, |
| definition | : | leave or give by will after one's death (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | disinheritance, |
| definition | : | the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | disowning, disownment, |
| definition | : | refusal to acknowledge as one's own (noun.communication) |
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