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repudiate
to reject as having no authority; disown; reject with disapproval; renounce: repudiate a leader
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re·pu·di·ate
(rĭ-pyo͞o′dē-āt′)tr.v. re·pu·di·at·ed, re·pu·di·at·ing, re·pu·di·ates
1. To reject the validity or authority of: "Chaucer ... not only came to doubt the worth of his extraordinary body of work, but repudiated it" (Joyce Carol Oates).
2. To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust: repudiated the accusation.
3. To refuse to recognize or pay: repudiate a debt.
4.
a. To disown (a child, for example).
b. To refuse to have any dealings with.
[Latin repudiāre, repudiāt-, from repudium, divorce.]
re·pu′di·a′tive adj.
re·pu′di·a′tor n.
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repudiate
(rɪˈpjuːdɪˌeɪt)vb (tr)
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)
[C16: from Latin repudiāre to put away, from repudium a separation, divorce, from re- + pudēre to be ashamed]
reˈpudiable adj
reˌpudiˈation n
reˈpudiative adj
reˈpudiˌator n
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re•pu•di•ate
(rɪˈpyu diˌeɪt)v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.
1. to reject as having no authority or binding force.
2. to disown: to repudiate a son.
3. to reject with disapproval or condemnation.
4. to reject with denial: to repudiate an accusation.
5. to refuse to acknowledge and pay (a debt).
[1535–45; < Latin repudiātus, past participle of repudiāre to reject, refuse, v. derivative of repudium rejection of a prospective spouse, divorce]
re•pu′di•a•ble, adj.
re•pu′di•a`tive, adj.
re•pu′di•a`tor, n.
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repudiate
Past participle: repudiated
Gerund: repudiating
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| Verb | 1. | repudiate - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" abjure, forswear, recant, retract, resile - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" rebut, refute - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" deny - refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness" |
| 2. | repudiate - refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement" reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" | |
| 3. | repudiate - refuse to recognize or pay; "repudiate a debt" | |
| 4. | repudiate - reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations" deny - declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money" |
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repudiate
verb
1. reject, renounce, retract, disown, abandon, desert, reverse, cut off, discard, revoke, forsake, cast off, rescind, disavow, turn your back on, abjure, wash your hands of He repudiated any form of nationalism.
reject own, accept, admit, defend, acknowledge, assert, proclaim, ratify, avow
reject own, accept, admit, defend, acknowledge, assert, proclaim, ratify, avow
2. deny, oppose, disagree with, rebuff, refute, disprove, rebut, disclaim, gainsay (archaic or literary) He repudiated the charges.
3. cancel, withdraw, reverse, abolish, set aside, repeal, renounce, quash, take back, call back, revoke, retract, negate, renege, rescind, recall, invalidate, annul, nullify, recant, obviate, disclaim, abrogate, countermand, declare null and void They had repudiated her contract.
4. divorce, end your marriage to A woman can repudiate her insane husband.
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repudiate
verbTo refuse to recognize or acknowledge:
Idiom: turn one's back on.
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Translations
repudiate
[rɪˈpjuːdɪeɪt] VT2. (= refuse to recognize) [+ debt, treaty] → negarse a reconocer, desconocer; [+ attitude, values, wife, violence] → repudiar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
repudiate
[rɪˈpjuːdieɪt] vt [+ idea, view, report] → désavouer; [+ violence] → désavouer; [+ accusation, charge, allegation] → rejeter
(old-fashioned) [+ wife] → répudier
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
repudiate
vt person → verstoßen; authorship, debt, obligation → nicht anerkennen; accusation, remarks, charge → zurückweisen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
repudiate
[rɪˈpjuːdɪˌeɪt] (frm) vt (charge, offer of friendship) → respingere; (debt, treaty) → disconoscere, rifiutarsi di onorare; (one's wife) → ripudiareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
repudiate
v. repudiar, repeler.
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