dəs, (ˈ)dis+ transitive verb
Etymology: dis- (I) + own
1.
a. : to refuse to acknowledge as belonging to oneself : repudiate
the man disowned the gun when he found it had been used to kill
faithlessly disowning a friend if it profited him to do so
b. : to dismiss or expel from the Society of Friends
2.
a. : deny , disclaim
I cannot disown that I should like to go
the prime minister disowned any intention of pursuing a policy of isolation — Collier's Year Book
b. : to refuse to acknowledge the validity of
the Jacobites disowned any king but James II or a descendant
every president disowns and disparages the doctrine of the indispensable man — R.H.Rovere
Synonyms: see disclaim