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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.

[Latin repudiāre, repudiāt-, from repudium, divorce.]

re·pu'di·a'tive adj., re·pu'di·a'tor n.

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repudiate

1545, "to cast off by divorce," from adj. meaning "divorced, rejected, condemned" (1464), from L. repudiatus, pp. of repudiare "to divorce or reject," from repudium "divorce, rejection," from re- "back, away" + pudium, probably related to pes-/ped- "foot." The original notion may be of kicking something away, but folk etymology commonly connects it with pudere "cause shame to." Of opinions, conduct, etc., attested from 1824.

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

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: re·pu·di·ate
Pronunciation: ri-'pyü-dE-"At
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
: to disavow or reject an obligation (as a debt) or duty (as performance under a contract); specifically : to indicate an inability or unwillingness to perform as promised under (a contract) —re·pu·di·a·tor /-"A-t&r/ noun

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Repudiate

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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