Definitions for repudiate
rɪˈpyu diˌeɪtre·pu·di·ate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. disown, renounce, repudiateverb

   cast off

   "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

2. repudiateverb

   refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

   "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"

3. repudiateverb

   refuse to recognize or pay

   "repudiate a debt"

4. repudiateverb

   reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

   "She repudiated the accusations"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. repudiateverb

   To reject the truth or validity of something; to deny.

2. repudiateverb

   To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown.

3. repudiateverb

   To refuse to pay or honor (a debt).

4. Etymology: From repudio, from repudium

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To REPUDIATEverb

   To divorce; to reject; to put away.

   Etymology: repudio, Lat. repudier, Fr.

   Here is a notorious instance of the folly of the atheists, that while they repudiate all title to the kingdom of heaven, merely for the present pleasure of body, and their boasted tranquillity of mind, besides the extreme madness in running such a desperate hazard after death, they unwittingly deprive themselves here of that very pleasure and tranquillity they seek for. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

   Let not those, that have repudiated the more inviting sins, show themselves philtred and bewitched by this. G. of Tongue.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repudiate

   Anticipatory repudiation or anticipatory breach is a concept in the law of contracts which describes words or conduct by a contracting party that evinces an intention not to perform or not to be bound by provisions of the agreement that require performance in the future.

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1. repudiate

   Repudiate refers to the action of refusing to accept, acknowledge, or recognize something or someone; rejecting or denying the validity or authority of something. It can also mean to refuse to be associated with someone or to fulfill an agreement, contract, or debt.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repudiateverb

   to cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject

2. Repudiateverb

   to divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has promised to marry

3. Repudiateverb

   to refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts

4. Etymology: [L. repudiatus, p. p. of repudiare to repudiate, reject, fr. repudium separation, divorce; pref. re- re- + pudere to be ashamed.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repudiate

   rē-pū′di-āt, v.t. to reject: to disclaim, as liability for debt: to disavow: to divorce.—adj. Repū′diable, that may be repudiated: fit to be rejected.—ns. Repudiā′tion, the act of repudiating: rejection: an unprincipled method for the extinction of a debt by simply refusing to acknowledge the obligation: the state of being repudiated; Repudiā′tionist; Repū′diātor. [L. repudiāre, -ātum—repudium—re-, away, pudēre, to be ashamed.]

Matched Categories

1. • Deny
   • Refuse
   • Reject

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of repudiate in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of repudiate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of repudiate in a Sentence

1. Spike Lee:

   Agent Orange refused to repudiate the Klan, the alt-right and the Nazis, 'There's good people on both sides.' That's going to be on his gravestone.

2. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   I call on the French government to publicly repudiate the miserable statement and miserable action by a company that is under its partial ownership.

3. Ryan Pack:

   Engross what is just, repudiate what is unjust.

4. Andreas Simic:

   You can repudiate DESTINY all you want but in the end it wins.

5. Michael Cohen:

   As an American, I repudiate Russia's or any other foreign government's attempt to interfere or meddle in our democratic process, and I would call on all Americans to do the same.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=repudiate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Repudiate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=repudiate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repudiate
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repudiate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=repudiate