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verb

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1. To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.

   Example: Lord Capulet and his wife threatened to disown their daughter Juliet if she didn’t go through with marrying Count Paris.

2. To repudiate any connection to; to renounce.

   Synonyms:disavowdisclaim

3. 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.