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   Re·pu·di·ate

   /rəˈpyo͞odēˌāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. refuse to accept or be associated with: "she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders" Similar rejectrenounceabandonforsweargive upturn one's back onhave nothing more to do withwash one's hands ofhave no more truck withabjuredisavowrecantdesertdiscarddisowncast offlay asidecut offrebuffarchaic:forsakerare:disprofessOpposite embrace
   • ▪ deny the truth or validity of: "the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses" Similar denyrefutecontradictrebutdisputedisclaimdisavowdismissbrush asideformal:gainsayrare:controvertnegateOpposite confirmacknowledge
   • ▪ refuse to fulfill or discharge (an agreement, obligation, or debt): "breach of a condition gives the other party the right to repudiate a contract" Similar cancelset asiderevokerescindreverseretractoverruleoverrideoverturninvalidatenullifydeclare null and voidabrogaterefuse to fulfilldisregardignoredisobeydishonorrenege ongo back onbacktrack ondisaffirmavoidvacateOpposite ratifyacceptabide by
   • ▪ (especially in the past or in non-Christian religions) divorce (one's wife). Similar divorceend one's marriage toOpposite marry

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally an adjective in the sense ‘divorced’): from Latin repudiatus ‘divorced, cast off’, from repudium ‘divorce’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. repudiator noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREPUDIATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   verb [ T ] formal us / rɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt / uk / rɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt /. Add to word list. Add to word list. to refuse to accept something or someone as true, good, or reasonable: He repudiated the allegation / charge / claim that he had tried to deceive them. I utterly repudiate those remarks.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › repudiateRepudiate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To repudiate something is to reject it, or to refuse to accept or support it. If you grow up religious, but repudiate all organized religion as an adult, you might start spending holidays at the movies, or just going to work.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREPUDIATE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   to refuse to accept or agree with something: Cousteau repudiated the criticism / claims. repudiation. noun [ U ] formal uk / rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃ ə n / us. (Definition of repudiate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of repudiate. in Chinese (Traditional) 拒絕，不接受, 否認, 批駁… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › repudiateRepudiate - definition of repudiate by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to reject the authority or validity of; refuse to accept or ratify: Congress repudiated the treaty that the President had negotiated. 2. (Banking & Finance) to refuse to acknowledge or pay (a debt) 3. to cast off or disown (a son, lover, etc)

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionrepudiate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   repudiate somebody to refuse to be connected with somebody any longer synonym disown. His party repudiated him after the scandal. Definition of repudiate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryREPUDIATE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   4 days ago · transitive verb. If you repudiate something or someone, you show that you strongly disagree with them and do not want to be connected with them in any way. [formal, or written] Leaders urged people to turn out in large numbers to repudiate the violence.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishrepudiate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   repudiate something to say officially and/or publicly that something is not true synonym deny to repudiate a report. repudiate somebody (old-fashioned) to refuse to be connected with someone any longer synonym disown He repudiated his first wife and married her sister. repudiation. /rɪˌpyudiˈeɪʃn/