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English to English verb
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prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting |  | source: wordnet30
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cast off | | Example: She renounced her husband
The parents repudiated their son
source: wordnet30
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To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an author will sometimes disown his writings. | | source: webster1913
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