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repudiate

Syllabification: (re·pu·di·ate)

Definition of repudiate

[with object]

refuse to accept or be associated with:she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders
deny the truth or validity of:the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses
chiefly Law refuse to fulfill or discharge (an agreement, obligation, or debt):breach of a condition gives the other party the right to repudiate a contract
(especially in the past or in non-Christian religions) divorce (one’s wife).

Derivatives

late Middle English (originally an adjective in the sense 'divorced'): from Latin repudiatus 'divorced, cast off', from repudium 'divorce'

Definition of repudiate in the British & World English dictionary

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