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refudiate.

To repudiate, to oppose.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹɪˈfjuː.di.eɪt/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ɹəˈ-/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. To repudiate, to oppose.

    nonstandard
Where this word comes from

Blend of refute + repudiate. Often associated with Sarah Palin's infamous 2010 lapsus linguae. A few rare attestations predate the 1970s. Since then the word has been uncommon although not rare, but many written occurrences of the word focus on prescriptively repudiating its use; it remains nonstandard.

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