repudiate
[ ri-pyoo-dee-eyt ]
/ rɪˈpyu diˌeɪt /
verb (used with object), re·pu·di·at·ed, re·pu·di·at·ing.
to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
to cast off or disown: to repudiate a son.
to reject with disapproval or condemnation: to repudiate a new doctrine.
to reject with denial: to repudiate a charge as untrue.
to refuse to acknowledge and pay (a debt), as a state, municipality, etc.
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British Dictionary definitions for repudiate
repudiate
/ (rɪˈpjuːdɪˌeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to reject the authority or validity of; refuse to accept or ratify
Congress repudiated the treaty that the President had negotiated
to refuse to acknowledge or pay (a debt)
to cast off or disown (a son, lover, etc)
Derived forms of repudiate
repudiable, adjective repudiation, noun repudiative, adjective repudiator, nounWord Origin for repudiate
C16: from Latin
repudiāre to put away, from
repudium a separation, divorce, from
re- +
pudēre to be ashamed