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repudiative
re·pu·di·ate R0167700 (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.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | repudiative - rejecting emphatically; e.g. refusing to pay or disowning; "a veto is a repudiative act"rejective - rejecting or tending to reject; "rejective or overcritical attitudes of disappointed parents" |
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Related to repudiative: ameliorative, call on, make of, reassert, try out, favouring, took overWords related to repudiativeadj rejecting emphaticallyRelated Words |