单词 | repudiate |
释义 | Word Frequency repudiate(rɪˈpjuːdɪˌeɪt) verb (transitive) 1. to reject the authority or validity of; refuse to accept or ratify Congress repudiated the treaty that the President had negotiated 2. to refuse to acknowledge or pay (a debt) 3. to cast off or disown (a son, lover, etc) Derived forms repudiable (reˈpudiable) adjective repudiation (reˌpudiˈation) noun repudiative (reˈpudiative) adjective repudiator (reˈpudiˌator) noun Word origin C16: from Latin repudiāre to put away, from repudium a separation, divorce, from re- + pudēre to be ashamed |
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