English Word of the Day
disownDefinitions
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| disown | |
| 1. v. To refuse to own or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own. |  |
| Lord Capulet and his wife threatened to disown their daughter Juliet if she didn’t go through with marrying Count Paris. | |
| 2. v. (transitive, computing, Unix) To detach (a job or process) so that it can continue to run even when the user who launched it ends his/her login session. | |
Example Sentences
| Even if it means that you disown your son? If I disowned her, I sort of felt I would have to disown my brother and sister, and I couldn't do that. |
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