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Meaning of 'repudiate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Repudiate [ v. t.]
- To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject.
- To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has promised to marry.
- To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts.

Meaning of 'repudiate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . repudiate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- refuse to recognize or pay
Example in sentence:
  • repudiate a debt
Meaning (2):
- cast off
Example in sentence:
  • She renounced her husband;
  • The parents repudiated their son
Meaning (3):
- reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust
Example in sentence:
  • She repudiated the accusations
Meaning (4):
- refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
Example in sentence:
  • The woman repudiated the divorce settlement

Nearby Words:

rep rep-silver repace repacify repack repacker repaganize repaid repaint repair

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