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repudiate.

To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/Received-Pronunciation, US/ɹəˈpjuː.di.eɪt/Received-Pronunciation, US
  1. To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.

    transitive
  2. To refuse to have any relation to; to disown.

    transitive
  3. To refuse to pay or honor (a debt).

    transitive
  4. To be repudiated.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1543; from Latin repudiātus, the perfect passive participle of repudiō (“to cast off, reject”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from repudium (“rejection, repudiation, divorce”).

adj
  1. Repudiated by a husband, divorced.

    obsolete
  2. Repudiated after betrothal or engagement.

    obsolete
  3. Set aside, rejected.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1543; from Latin repudiātus, the perfect passive participle of repudiō (“to cast off, reject”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from repudium (“rejection, repudiation, divorce”).

noun
  1. A divorced wife.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1543; from Latin repudiātus, the perfect passive participle of repudiō (“to cast off, reject”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from repudium (“rejection, repudiation, divorce”).

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