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repudiate

Definition of repudiate

[with object]

1refuse to accept; reject:she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders
chiefly Law refuse to fulfil or discharge (an agreement, obligation, or debt):breach of a condition gives the other party the right to repudiate a contract
(in the past or in non-Christian religions) disown or divorce (one’s wife): Philip was excommunicated in 1095 because he had repudiated his wife

2deny the truth or validity of:the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses

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 US English dictionary

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