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re·pu·di·ate

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–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.

1.	to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.

2.	to cast off or disown: to repudiate a son.

3.	to reject with disapproval or condemnation: to repudiate a new doctrine.

4.	to reject with denial: to repudiate a charge as untrue.

5.	to refuse to acknowledge and pay (a debt), as a state, municipality, etc.

[Origin: 1535–45; < L repudiātus (ptp. of repudiāre to reject, refuse), equiv. to repudi(um) a casting off, divorce (re- re- + pud(ere) to make ashamed, feel shame (see pudendum) + -ium -ium) + -ātus -ate¹

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—Related forms

re·pu·di·a·ble, adjective

re·pu·di·a·tive, adjective

re·pu·di·a·tor, noun

—Synonyms 1. disavow, renounce, discard, disclaim. 3. condemn, disapprove.

—Antonyms 1. accept. 3. approve.

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re·pu·di·ate Audio Help (rĭ-pyōō'dē-āt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. re·pu·di·at·ed, re·pu·di·at·ing, re·pu·di·ates

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).
To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust: repudiated the accusation.
To refuse to recognize or pay: repudiate a debt.
1. To disown (a child, for example).
2. To refuse to have any dealings with.