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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

20140127 Word of the Day

DISOWN


1
:  to refuse to acknowledge as one's own
2
a :  to repudiate any connection or identification with
b :  to deny the validity or authority of
— dis·own·ment  noun
Examples of DISOWN

Her parents threatened to disown her if she didn't go back to school.
He was disowned for bringing shame to the family.

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