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   repudiate

   /rɪˈpjuːdɪeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. refuse to accept; reject: "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
   • ▪ refuse to fulfil 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 fulfildisregardignoredisobeydishonourrenege ongo back onbacktrack ondisaffirmavoidvacateOpposite ratifyacceptabide by
   • ▪ (in the past or in non-Christian religions) disown or divorce (one's wife): "Philip was excommunicated in 1095 because he had repudiated his wife" Similar divorceend one's marriage toOpposite marry
   • 2. deny the truth or validity of: "the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses" Similar denyrefutecontradictrebutdisputedisclaimdisavowdismissbrush asideformal:gainsayrare:controvertnegateOpposite confirmacknowledge

   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 › english › repudiateREPUDIATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   REPUDIATE definition: 1. to refuse to accept something or someone as true, good, or reasonable: 2. to refuse to accept…. Learn more.

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   1. a. : to refuse to accept. especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force. repudiate a contract. repudiate a will. b. : to reject as untrue or unjust. repudiate a charge. 2. : to refuse to acknowledge or pay. repudiate a debt. 3. : to refuse to have anything to do with : disown. repudiate a cause.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › repudiateREPUDIATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Repudiate definition: to reject as having no authority or binding force. See examples of REPUDIATE used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › repudiateREPUDIATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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. Leaders urged people to turn out in large numbers to repudiate the violence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › repudiateREPUDIATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   REPUDIATE meaning: 1. to refuse to accept something or someone as true, good, or reasonable: 2. to refuse to accept…. Learn more.

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   There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb repudiate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

8. 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)