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Definition of repudiate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

repudiate

verb
repudiate pronunciation English rɪˈpjuːdieɪt repudiate pronunciation American rɪˈpjuːdieɪt
(formal)
 
1 repudiate something to refuse to accept something
Synonym
rejectto repudiate a suggestionSocialism had been repudiated at the polls.2 repudiate something to say officially and/or publicly that something is not true
Synonym
denyto repudiate a report3 repudiate somebody (old-fashioned) to refuse to be connected with somebody any longer
Synonym
disownHe repudiated his first wife and married her sister.repudiation
repudiation pronunciation English rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃn repudiation pronunciation American rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃn
noun [uncountable]the repudiation of a claim