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Disown (Verb)

Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting.

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The wealthy businessman threatened to disown his son if he married the woman he loved but whom the family disapproved of.
After his daughter's public embarrassment of the family, he chose to disown her by cutting her out of his will.
Her family disowned her due to her decision to pursue a career in the arts, which they deemed unrespectable.
The father thought about disowning his troubled son, but ultimately decided to give him one last chance to redeem himself.
If she doesn't comply with their demands, her family will disown her and leave her without any inheritance.

Cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The family chose to disown their youngest son after his reckless decision to drop out of college and join a cult.
He was disowned by his wealthy relatives for speaking out against their business practices.
The community leaders disowned the former activist for secretly accepting a bribe from the corrupt government.
After learning about the horrors during the war, he disowned his grandfather's past and started working for a charity.
They disowned their daughter when they discovered she was in a relationship with someone they didn't approve of.