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Repudiate

Repudiate Meaning & Definition
Repudiate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Repudiate?

[v] refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"
[v] cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
[v] reject as untrue. unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"
[v] refuse to recognize or pay; "repudiate a debt"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Repudiate: renounce

Related Terms | Find terms related to Repudiate:

See Also | abjure | apostatise | apostatize | decline | deny | forswear | rebut | recant | refuse | refute | reject | reject | resile | retract | swallow | take back | tergiversate | unsay | withdraw

Repudiate In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*pu"di*ate\ (-?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repudiated} (-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repudiating}.] [L. repudiatus, p. p. of repudiare to repudiate, reject, fr. repudium separation, divorce; pref. re- re- + pudere to be ashamed.] 1. To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject. Servitude is to be repudiated with greater care. --Prynne. 2. To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has promised to marry. His separation from Terentis, whom he repudiated not long afterward. --Bolingbroke. 3. To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts.

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