disowns

Example:After learning of their illegitimate birth, he decided to disown his only daughter.

Definition:to reject a person as one's own child

Example:He could not disown his claim to the historical facts despite their controversy.

Definition:to reject or refuse to accept something as being true or valid

Example:The company tried to disown its responsibility for the environmental pollution.

Definition:to refuse to be responsible for something

Example:She publicly disowned her Jewish heritage despite her family's strong tradition.

Definition:to reject or reject the shared history and beliefs of an ancestral group

Example:The celebrity tried to disown paternity after the paternity test results were released.

Definition:to reject or refuse to acknowledge being the father of a child

Example:He disowned the evidence against him, claiming it was fabricated.

Definition:to refuse to accept or acknowledge the validity of evidence

Example:The scientist decided to disown his controversial theory after it was criticized.

Definition:to refuse to accept or acknowledge a theory as true or valid

Example:The government disowned the relationship with the terrorist organization.

Definition:to formally or officially reject or abandon a relationship

Example:The university decided to disown an affiliation with the outdated research institute.

Definition:to formally or officially reject or abandon an affiliation or association

Example:After seeing the evidence, she had to disown her long-held opinion.

Definition:to reject or refuse to acknowledge one's past opinion