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单词 disown
释义

disownv.

/dɪsˈəʊn/
Forms: see dis- prefix and own v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dis- prefix, own v.
Etymology: < dis- prefix + own v. Compare earlier disclaim v., disavow v., disacknowledge v.
1. transitive. To cease to own, to relinquish one's possession of; to give up, part with, renounce.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)]
forsakec893
forlet971
to reach upOE
agiveOE
yield?c1225
uptake1297
up-yield1297
yield1297
deliverc1300
to-yielda1375
overgivec1384
grant1390
forbeara1400
livera1400
forgoc1400
upgive1415
permit1429
quit1429
renderc1436
relinquish1479
abandonc1485
to hold up?1499
enlibertyc1500
surrender1509
cess1523
relent1528
to cast up?1529
resignate1531
uprender1551
demit1563
disclaim1567
to fling up1587
to give up1589
quittance1592
vail1593
enfeoff1598
revoke1599
to give off1613
disownc1620
succumb1632
abdicate1633
delinquish1645
discount1648
to pass away1650
to turn off1667
choke1747
to jack up1870
chuck up (the sponge)1878
chuckc1879
unget1893
sling1902
to jack in1948
punt1966
to-leave-
c1620 H. Anderson Bidding World Farewell in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign James I (1848) 304 The houre is set wherein they must disown The royal pomp, the treasure, and the throne.
2.
a. To refuse to acknowledge as one's own, or as connected with oneself; not to own; to renounce, repudiate, disclaim.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > disapprove of [verb (transitive)] > disapprove and reject
disallow?1387
reproach1534
repudiate1548
disclaim1565
disallowa1571
disapprove1644
disown1650
no-ball1862
red-line1958
1650 H. Parker Let. Due Censure J. Lilburne 16 You say tis impossible for you..without advice of Counsell to own, or disown books.
1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 415 That Christ will disown, and reject many that have strong hopes..of their Salvation.
1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 130 The King..had not the least Regard to his Word, and even disown'd a Letter he had written to..the King of France.
1777 B. Franklin Let. 21 Dec. in Wks. (1888) VI. 117 I see..that Mr. Deane is disowned in some of his agreements with officers.
1832 H. Martineau Homes Abroad i. 4 He had for some time disowned them as sons.
1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 116 The prince..was..required to disown..the obligations contracted in his name.
b. To refuse to acknowledge the authority of (a government, etc.) over oneself; to renounce allegiance to.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > disloyalty > behave disloyally towards [verb (transitive)] > renounce allegiance to
recedec1450
disown1693
1693 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) III. 89 Sir George Downing, who disowned this government at the beginning of the revolution..has taken the oaths.
1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 127 Their Mufti..disowns the Emperor's Authority.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 705 As soon as James was restored, it would be a duty to disown and withstand him. The present duty was to disown and withstand his son in law.
c. In the Society of Friends: To disclaim as a fellow-member; to expel from membership.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > exclusion from society > exclude from society [verb (transitive)] > exclude from membership > remove from membership > of the Society of Friends
disown1727
1727 Minutes of Yearly Meeting of Soc. Friends 26 Mar. (J. Phillips, 1783) Any person denied by a Monthly Meeting is adjudged as disowned by Friends and to stand and remain in that state, till by his repentance..he is reconciled to Friends, or reinstated in membership among them.
1783–1883 Book of Discipline of Soc. Friends 204 Which Meeting is to receive his acknowledgment or to disown him, as in its judgment the case shall require.
1806 Clarkson Port. Quaker. I. Discipline i. §11. 195 He is then publicly excluded from membership, or, as it is called, Disowned. This is done by a distinct document, called a Testimony of Disownment.
3. To refuse to acknowledge or admit (anything imputed, claimed, or asserted); to deny. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > statement > repudiation or refusal to acknowledge > repudiate or refuse to acknowledge [verb (transitive)]
dissolve1382
denyc1384
renaya1450
forswearc1475
repudy1477
disallowa1513
abrenounce1537
repudiate1560
have1579
disclaim1596
renounce1617
abrenunciate1618
unowna1657
disown1666
refute1886
slam1973
1666 S. Pepys Diary 24 June (1972) VII. 181 He doth not dis-owne but that the dividing of the fleet..was a good resolution.
1701 D. Defoe True-born Englishman Pref. Nor do I disown..that I could be glad to see it rectified.
1710 London Gaz. No. 4752/2 The Court no longer disown his..Majesty's Arrival.
1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 26/1 We cannot disown that it has one Fault.

Derivatives

disˈowned adj.
ΚΠ
1829 Lytton (title) The Disowned.
disˈowning n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > rejection or non-acceptance
renunciation1418
rejectinga1425
reprobationa1425
rejectiona1464
abjection?1529
refute1535
abdication1552
abnegation1554
abrenunciation1557
recusancy1563
repudy1575
offcasting?1591
rejectment1599
defiancea1616
canvass1621
non-acceptation1622
repudiation1640
disacceptance1642
non-acceptance1647
disowning1656
discard1663
disownment1806
unacceptance1865
ding1949
negging1996
1656 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa V. iii. iii. 195 A disowning of their Quarrel by the Gods.
1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility iii. 119 A constructive disowning, and vertual denial of our having received what we have from God.
1814 M. Edgeworth Patronage II. xxiv. 355 Lord Oldborough had never, after this disowning of Buckhurst, mentioned his name.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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