disown

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Synonyms: dison, disgown

Antonyms: dison, disgown

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[repudiate]] any [[connection]] to; to [[renounce]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|computing|Unix}} To [[detach]] (a [[job]] or [[process]]) so that it can continue to run even when the [[user]] who [[launch]]ed it ends his/her [[login]] [[session]].

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