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re·pu·di·ate
I. \rə̇ˈpyüdēˌāt, rēˈp-, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin repudiatus, past participle of repudiare to cast off, reject, divorce, from repudium casting off, divorce, from re- + -pudium (perhaps akin to Latin pudēre to be ashamed) — more at pudic
1. : to divorce, put away, or discard (a wife) : separate formally from (a woman to whom one is betrothed or married)
2. : to cast off : refuse to have anything to do with : disown, renounce
3.
a. : to refuse to accept as having rightful authority or obligation : reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force
< repudiate a contract >
< repudiate a will >
b. : to refuse approval or belief to : reject as untrue or unjust
< repudiate a charge >
4. : to refuse to acknowledge or to pay
< repudiate a debt >
Synonyms: see decline, disclaim
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin repudiatus, past participle of repudiare
obsolete : repudiated : divorced |