different between rescind vs disown

English

Etymology

From the Latin rescind? (“I cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scind? (“I cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???s?nd/
• Rhymes: -?nd

Verb

rescind (third-person singular simple present rescinds, present participle rescinding, simple past and past participle rescinded)

1. (transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.

2. (transitive) To cut away or off.

Synonyms

• cancel; annul, repeal (of laws and policies); countermand, revoke, recall (of orders)

Related terms

• rescindable
• rescinder
• rescindment
• rescinsion
• rescission

Translations

Anagrams

• Cinders, cinders, discern

English

Etymology

dis- +? own

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s???n/
• Rhymes: -??n

Verb

disown (third-person singular simple present disowns, present participle disowning, simple past and past participle disowned)

1. (transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
2. (transitive) To repudiate any connection to; to renounce.

   Synonyms: disavow, disclaim; see also Thesaurus:repudiate
3. (transitive, computing, Unix) 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.

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.

Translations

Anagrams

• indows