Definition of Repudiate in English :

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Repudiate meaning in English

Meaning of Repudiate in English

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Repudiate pronunciation in English

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Repudiate

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Verb

1. disown, renounce, repudiate

cast off

Example Sentences:
'She renounced her husband'
'The parents repudiated their son'

2. repudiate

refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

Example Sentences:
'The woman repudiated the divorce settlement'

3. repudiate

refuse to recognize or pay

Example Sentences:
'repudiate a debt'

4. repudiate

reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

Example Sentences:
'She repudiated the accusations'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Repudiate

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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)

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Repudiate

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verb transitiveWord forms: reˈpudiˌated or reˈpudiˌating
1. 
to refuse to have anything to do with; disown or cast off publicly
2. 
a. 
to refuse to accept or support; deny the validity or authority of (a belief, a treaty, etc.)
b. 
to deny the truth of (a charge, etc.)
3. 
to refuse to acknowledge or pay (a debt or obligation)
said esp. of a government

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Repudiate

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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.

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