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repudiate

[ ri-pyoo-dee-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

repudiated, repudiating.
  1. to reject as having no authority or binding force:

    to repudiate a claim.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. to cast off or disown:

    to repudiate a son.

  3. to reject with disapproval or condemnation:

    to repudiate a new doctrine.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms:

  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.


repudiate

/ ɪˈːɪˌɪ /

verb

  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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܻ徱پ, adjective
  • ˌܻ徱ˈپDz, noun
  • ˈܻ徱, adjective
  • ˈܻ徱ˌٴǰ, noun
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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
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of repudiate1

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin ܻ徱ٳܲ (past participle of ܻ徱 “to reject, refuse”), equivalent to repudi(um) “a casting off, divorce” ( re- + pud(ere) “to make ashamed, feel shame” + -ium noun suffix ) + -ٳܲ past participle sufffix; re-, pudendum, -ium, -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of repudiate1

C16: from Latin ܻ徱 to put away, from repudium a separation, divorce, from re- + ܻŧ to be ashamed
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Example Sentences

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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.”

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In 2017, his conviction was reversed after experts repudiated some of their testimony.

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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.

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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.

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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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