| 单词 | repudiate |
| 释义 | repudiate —repudiable, adj. —repudiative, adj. —repudiator, n. /ri pyooh"dee ayt'/, v.t., repudiated, repudiating. 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. [1535-45; < L repudiatus (ptp. of repudiare to reject, refuse), equiv. to repudi(um) a casting off, divorce (re- RE- + pud(ere) to make ashamed, feel shame (see PUDENDUM) + -ium -IUM) + -atus -ATE1] Syn. 1. disavow, renounce, discard, disclaim. 3. condemn, disapprove. Ant. 1. accept. 3. approve. |
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