Abandon vs. Disown

To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert

To refuse to acknowledge or accept as one's own; repudiate.

To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat

(transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.

To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely

(transitive) To repudiate any connection to; to renounce.

To cease trying to continue; desist from

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.

To yield (oneself) completely, as to emotion.

To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an author will sometimes disown his writings.

Great enthusiasm or lack of restraint

To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny.

(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.

Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.

(transitive) To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.

To subdue; to take control of.

To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.

(transitive) To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.

(transitive) To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.

A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.

(obsolete) abandonment; relinquishment.

To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.

To give up absolutely; to forsake entirely ; to renounce utterly; to relinquish all connection with or concern on; to desert, as a person to whom one owes allegiance or fidelity; to quit; to surrender.

Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; - often in a bad sense.

To relinquish all claim to; - used when an insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the property covered by a policy, which may remain after loss or damage by a peril insured against.

Abandonment; relinquishment.

A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.

The trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry;

A feeling of extreme emotional intensity;

Forsake, leave behind;

Stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.;

Give up with the intent of never claiming again;

Leave behind empty; move out of;

Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch;