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Definition 2024
unown
unown
English
Verb
unown (third-person singular simple present unowns, present participle unowning, simple past and past participle unowned)
- (rare) To cease ownership.
- (rare) To disown.
- Thine offspring, too, unown'd and wand'ring all --Charlotte Dacre
Usage notes
The basic form of the verb was used in 1657 (meaning to disown); the participles occur rarely.