Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DIS-OWN'
DIS-OWN', v.t. [dis and own.]
- To deny; not to own; to refuse to acknowledge as belonging to one's self. A parent can hardly disown his child. An author will sometimes disown his writings.
- To deny; not to allow. To disown a brother's better claim. – Dryden.
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