disown (disown)

verb
/dɪsˈoʊn/
renier (renier)

Signification

to refuse to acknowledge or accept responsibility for someone or something
Traduction de la signification
refuser de reconnaître ou d'accepter la responsabilité pour quelqu'un ou quelque chose
refuser de reconnaitre ou accepter la responsabilité pour quelqu'un ou quelque chose

Phrases d'exemple

He decided to disown his reckless brother.

Il a décidé de renier son frère imprudent.
Il a décidé de renier son frère imprudent.

Synonymes

reject, renounce, abandon, repudiate

Antonymes

accept, acknowledge

Collocations

disown responsibility, disown a child, disown publicly

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