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take back vs disown

disown vs take back

take back and disown both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take back No No Yes No
disown No No Yes No
As verbs, disown is a hypernym of take back; that is, disown is a word with a broader meaning than take back:
  • take back: take back what one has said
  • disown: cast off
Other hypernyms of take back include renounce, repudiate.
take back (verb) disown (verb)
cause someone to remember the past cast off
take back what one has said prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
move text to the previous line; in printing
bring back to the point of departure
regain possession of something
resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
Difference between take back and disown

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