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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’.

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   • 1. repudiator noun

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   What is the difference between reject and repudiate?

   • refuse suggests more positiveness or ungraciousness and often implies the denial of something asked for. reject implies a peremptory refusal by sending away or discarding. repudiate implies a casting off or disowning as untrue, unauthorized, or unworthy of acceptance. spurn stresses contempt or disdain in rejection or repudiation.

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   What is the difference between decline and repudiate?

   • decline often implies courteous refusal especially of offers or invitations. refuse suggests more positiveness or ungraciousness and often implies the denial of something asked for. reject implies a peremptory refusal by sending away or discarding. repudiate implies a casting off or disowning as untrue, unauthorized, or unworthy of acceptance.

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   What does repudiate mean?

   • The meaning of REPUDIATE is to refuse to accept; especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force. How to use repudiate in a sentence. Did you know?

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   What does it mean to repudiate a religion?

   • Other forms: repudiated; repudiating; repudiates To repudiate something is to reject it, or to refuse to accept or support it. If you grow up religious, but repudiate all organized religion as an adult, you might start spending holidays at the movies, or just going to work.

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   Repudiate means to refuse to accept something or someone as true, good, or reasonable. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts, such as law, finance, and literature, and see translations in other languages.

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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.

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   To repudiate something is to reject it, or to refuse to accept or support it. If you grow up religious, but repudiate all organized religion as an adult, you might start spending holidays at the movies, or just going to work.

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

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   to refuse to accept or obey something or someone; reject: The evidence presented at the trial has since been repudiated. repudiation. noun [ U ] us / rɪˌpjud·iˈeɪ·ʃən /

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   Repudiate means to refuse to accept, deny, or disown something or somebody. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts, with examples, synonyms, and word origin.

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    Repudiate means to reject, disown, or refuse something or someone. It can also mean to deny, renounce, or cancel something. See different meanings, synonyms, and usage examples from various sources.