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disowning
(encz) | disowning, n: |
disowning
(gcide) | disowning \disowning\ n.
the refusal to acknowledge (something or somebody) as one's
own.
Syn: disownment.
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Disowning
(gcide) | Disown \Dis*own"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disowned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Disowning.]
1. To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's
self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self
personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an
author will sometimes disown his writings.
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2. To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny.
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Then they, who brother's better claim disown,
Expel their parents, and usurp the throne. --Dryden.
Syn: To disavow; disclaim; deny; abnegate; renounce;
disallow.
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disowning
(wn) | disowning
n 1: refusal to acknowledge as one's own [syn: disownment,
disowning] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Disowning
(gcide) | disowning \disowning\ n.
the refusal to acknowledge (something or somebody) as one's
own.
Syn: disownment.
[WordNet 1.5]Disown \Dis*own"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disowned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Disowning.]
1. To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's
self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self
personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an
author will sometimes disown his writings.
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2. To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny.
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Then they, who brother's better claim disown,
Expel their parents, and usurp the throne. --Dryden.
Syn: To disavow; disclaim; deny; abnegate; renounce;
disallow.
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