| VERB | possession | disown, disinherit | prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | disown, renounce, repudiate | cast off |
| Sounds | dihsow'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own... | |
| Meaning | prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | disinherit | |
| Broader | deprive | Keep from having, keeping, or obtaining |
| Opposite | bequeath, will, leave | Leave or give by will after one's death |
| Spanish | desheredar, desposeer | |
| Catalan | desheretar | |
| Nouns | disownment, disowning | refusal to acknowledge as one's own |
| Meaning | Cast off. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | renounce, repudiate | |
| Narrower | abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
| apostatize, apostatise, tergiversate | abandon one's beliefs or allegiances | |
| deny | refuse / refuse to accept or believe | |
| refute, rebut | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof | |
| swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw | take back what one has said | |
| Broader | reject | refuse to accept or acknowledge |
| Spanish | abandonar, renegar, renunciar, repudiar | |
| Catalan | renegar, renunciar, repudiar | |
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