repudiate
verb (used with object)
to reject as having no authority or binding force.
repudiated
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past participleof repudiate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof repudiate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
repudiateverb (used with object)to reject as having no authority or binding force.
Example Sentences
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It speaks to the central paradox of our national origins: A revolution that repudiated allegiance to the British Constitution was nevertheless vitally inspired by that very constitutional inheritance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
His approach to international relations also contrasts starkly with neighbouring regimes, who have cultivated close security ties with Russia and repudiated their previous close partnerships with France.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
In 2017, Brady’s then-wife, Gisele Bündchen, told CBS’ Charlie Rose that Brady had suffered a concussion in 2016, a trauma that had not been disclosed to the NFL, which repudiated Bündchen’s claims.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2025
He repudiated the luxurious trappings favored by some cardinals, and his hands-on devotion to the poor broke with many long-standing traditions, and added a populist flair to others.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
From the perspective south of the Potomac, of course, these were the institutions and symbols the American Revolution had supposedly repudiated forever.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
