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repudiate
[ ri-pyoo-dee-eyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to reject as having no authority or binding force:
to repudiate a claim.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- to cast off or disown:
to repudiate a son.
- to reject with disapproval or condemnation:
to repudiate a new doctrine.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- to reject with denial:
to repudiate a charge as untrue.
- to refuse to acknowledge and pay (a debt), as a state, municipality, etc.
repudiate
/ ɪˈːɪˌɪ /
verb
- to reject the authority or validity of; refuse to accept or ratify
Congress repudiated the treaty that the President had negotiated
- to refuse to acknowledge or pay (a debt)
- to cast off or disown (a son, lover, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˈܻ徱پ, adjective
- ˌܻ徱ˈپDz, noun
- ˈܻ徱, adjective
- ˈܻ徱ˌٴǰ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·d·· adjective
- ·d·t adjective
- ·d·tǰ noun
- non·d·· adjective
- non·d·t adjective
- un·d·· adjective
- ܲr·d·e adjective
- un·d·t adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of repudiate1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of repudiate1
Example Sentences
He said Syracuse University was “championing facilitated communication over clear and established science,” and implored it to “renounce and repudiate” the technique for its “dangerous harms.”
In 2017, his conviction was reversed after experts repudiated some of their testimony.
He never repudiated any of those early statements, and Straussians went to some lengths to conceal from critical scholars the more controversial writings in his collected papers.
Many Democrats acknowledge Biden now faces a wholly different political reality, even as key parts of his base push him to repudiate border restrictions and compare his move to Trump’s policies as president.
In the end, the Age of Trump and this democracy crisis need to be repudiated in the voting booth on Election Day.
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