disown
US /dɪˈsoʊn/
UK /dɪˈsoʊn/
1.
désavouer, renier
deny the ownership of or responsibility for
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The company tried to disown the controversial statement made by its former CEO.
L'entreprise a tenté de désavouer la déclaration controversée faite par son ancien PDG.
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He was forced to disown his earlier comments after public backlash.
Il a été contraint de désavouer ses commentaires antérieurs après le tollé général.
2.
renier, désavouer
refuse to have any further connection with
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Her family threatened to disown her if she married outside their religion.
Sa famille a menacé de la renier si elle se mariait en dehors de leur religion.
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After the scandal, many of his former allies began to disown him.
Après le scandale, beaucoup de ses anciens alliés ont commencé à le renier.