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Disowned vs Disclaimed - What's the difference?

disowned | disclaimed |

As verbs the difference between disowned and disclaimed

is that disowned is (disown) while disclaimed is (disclaim).

disowned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (disown)

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    disown

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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.

    Usage notes

    Particularly used of parents regarding their children, and stronger than the similar estrange, which can also be used of children regarding their parents, or of siblings.

    Synonyms

    * disavow * disclaim

    disclaimed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disclaim)

    • disclaim

    English

    (wikipedia disclaim)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.
  • * Dryden
    • He calls the gods to witness their offence; / Disclaims the war, asserts his innocence.
  • * Farmer
    • He disclaims the authority of Jesus.
  • * 1901 , , (w, The Monkey's Paw)
  • *:"I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility," continued the other. "They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son's services they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation."
  • To deny, as a claim; to refuse.
  • * Milman
    • The payment was irregularly made, if not disclaimed .
  • (legal) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office.
    • (Burrill)

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Derived terms

    * (l) (Webster 1913)