1. disown

verb. ['dɪˈsoʊn'] prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting.

Rhymes with Disown

• diaz-calderon
• revolucion
• corporacion
• concepcion
• flintstone
• bourguignon
• vanstone
• unbeknown
• trombone
• romanone
• overthrown
• overgrown
• overblown
• morricone
• montrone
• homegrown
• cipollone
• calderon
• yarchoan
• stallone
• scavone
• postpone
• outgrown
• mcglone
• mccrone
• latrone
• hipbone
• dragone
• dethrone
• cyclone

How do you pronounce disown?

Pronounce disown as dɪˈsoʊn.

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Sentences with disown

1. Verb, base form
In fact, nearly every state allows a parent to completely disown her children in a will.

Quotes about disown

1. I know that I shall die struggling for breath, and I know that I shall be horribly afraid. I know that I shall not be able to keep myself from regretting bitterly the life that has brought me to such a pass; but I disown that regret. I now, weak, old, diseased, poor, dying, hold still my soul in my hands, and I regret nothing.
- W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage

2. Hereafter she is only my sister in name; not because I disown her, but because she has disowned me.
- Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

2. disown

verb. ['dɪˈsoʊn'] cast off.