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repudiate

re·pu·diate

US/ɹɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/ fairly common

verb

1.

cast off or disown

  • “She renounced her husband”
  • “The parents repudiated their son”
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2.

refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

  • “The woman repudiated the divorce settlement”
3.

refuse to recognize or pay

  • “repudiate a debt”
4.

reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

  • “She repudiated the accusations”

Origin

First attested in 1543; from Latin repudiātus, the perfect passive participle of repudiō (“to cast off, reject”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from repudium (“rejection, repudiation, divorce”).

Phrases

  • cast off
  • swear off

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