repudiate
[ ri-pyoo-dee-eyt ]
/ rɪˈpyu diˌeɪt /
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verb (used with object), re·pu·di·at·ed, re·pu·di·at·ing.
to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
to cast off or disown: to repudiate a son.
to reject with disapproval or condemnation: to repudiate a new doctrine.
to reject with denial: to repudiate a charge as untrue.
to refuse to acknowledge and pay (a debt), as a state, municipality, etc.
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How to use repudiate in a sentence
So being able to repudiate that and give a middle finger to the “a woman’s place is actually the peacemaker and the heart of the group” has undeniably set the tone of the books.
I think we should have nothing to do with Marjorie Taylor Greene, and think we should repudiate the things she said and move away from her.
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British Dictionary definitions for repudiate
repudiate
/ (rɪˈpjuːdɪˌeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to reject the authority or validity of; refuse to accept or ratifyCongress 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 of repudiate
repudiable, adjectiverepudiation, nounrepudiative, adjectiverepudiator, nounWord Origin for repudiate
C16: from Latin repudiāre to put away, from repudium a separation, divorce, from re- + pudēre to be ashamed
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