repudiate
verb (used with object)
to reject as having no authority or binding force.
has repudiated
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present perfectof repudiate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Never mind that the Supreme Court has repudiated its World War II decision blessing detention camps for Japanese Americans.
From Salon ● May 3, 2024
The Gucci family has repudiated the film, claiming in a statement that it portrays them as “thugs, ignorant and insensitive to the world around them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
Cher now claims Mary has refused to pay her and her trust the fifty percent of royalties she's owed and has repudiated her approval rights, among other issues.
From Fox News ● Oct. 14, 2021
The Argentine Catholic Church has repudiated the law and conservative doctors’ and lawyers’ groups have urged resistance.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 24, 2021
The United States of America, its begetter, has repudiated it, and is still holding aloof, while Germany and Japan, who ranked among its most powerful supporters, have abandoned its cause and withdrawn from its membership.
From The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh by Shoghi Effendi
