repudiate

verb

re·pu·di·ate ri-ˈpyü-dē-ˌāt How to pronounce repudiate (audio)

repudiated; repudiating

transitive verb

: to refuse to accept

especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force

repudiate a contract

repudiate a will

: to reject as untrue or unjust

repudiate a charge

: to refuse to acknowledge or pay

repudiate a debt

: to refuse to have anything to do with : disown

repudiate a cause

… unless they repudiated the failed policies of the past and took decisive action, the party might fracture or lose its hold on the electorate.

Walter A. McDougall

dated : to divorce or separate formally from (a woman to whom one is betrothed or married)

"The incident was witnessed by … the Marquess Zanipolo, who, in consequence, has already repudiated his unhappy bride."

Edith Wharton

repudiator

ri-ˈpyü-dē-ˌā-tər How to pronounce repudiate (audio)

noun

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In Latin, the noun repudium refers to the rejection of a spouse or prospective spouse, and the related verb repudiare means "to divorce" or "to reject." In the 16th century, English speakers borrowed repudiare to create the English verb repudiate, which they used as a synonym of divorce when in reference to a wife and as a synonym of disown when in reference to a member of one's family. They also used the word more generally in the sense of "to reject or cast off." By the 18th century repudiate had also come to be used for the rejection of things that one does not accept as true or just, ranging from opinions and accusations to contracts and debts.

Example Sentences

During the Algerian war of independence, the United States had also repudiated France's claimed right to attack a town in neighboring Tunisia that succored Algerian guerrillas …

Christopher Hitchens, Harper's, February 2001 When witnessing abuse, boys will identify with the seemingly powerful father who appears to be a "winner" and will repudiate the mother, who seems to be the "loser."

Constance Adler, Shape, September 1993 While a wife could divorce her husband only for good reason … a husband could repudiate his wife without giving any reason …

Albert Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples, 1991 Voters in Myanmar … appeared today to have sharply repudiated their military rulers and to have given a landslide victory to the main opposition party …

Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 29 May 1990 Photographs, the most ubiquitous emblem of mass culture, found an obvious place in Pop Art, and were embraced by those intent on repudiating the preciosity of action painting.

Naomi Rosenblum, A World History of Photography, 1989 Three weeks after the agreement was made and before any specifications were submitted, the buyer repudiated the agreement.

John D. Calamari and Joseph M. Perillo, The Law of Contracts, 1987 a generation that has repudiated the values of the past He has publicly repudiated the government's policies. He published an article that repudiates the study's claims. She says she has evidence which repudiates the allegations. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Many young Chileans, who have protested for more state funding for healthcare and universities, repudiate the staunch protections for business in the current constitution.

Patricia Garip And Juan Forero, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 As video from the town hall spread online, some highlighted the pair’s remarks to repudiate the concept of a masking order — or to argue that dangers associated with the current coronavirus wave are overstated or unfounded.

Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 Monday’s vote creates full parity for the descendants of the enslaved in the leadership of the Montpelier Foundation, and amounts to a sharp turnaround from the board’s effort in March to repudiate the Montpelier Descendants Committee.

Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 16 May 2022 The Supreme Court is reluctant to discard its previous rulings, following precedent unless there is a substantial reason to repudiate the old reasoning.

Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 4 May 2022 But anyone looking for GOP voters to repudiate Trump will have to keep looking a while longer.

Byrick Klein, ABC News, 3 May 2022 In New York, soprano Anna Netrebko has withdrawn from future engagements with the Metropolitan Opera over her failure to repudiate Russian President Vladimir Putin and the invasion.

Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2022 Yet the notion that every Russian should have to repudiate Putin before being allowed to perform in America or Europe is grim.

Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2022 The exodus of multinational companies from Russia continued Monday as firms face pressure from employees and customers to repudiate the war.

Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022 See More

repudiate

verb

as in to deny

to declare not to be true vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her résumé

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

deny
refute
reject
disavow
contradict
disown
disaffirm
disclaim
gainsay
disallow
negate
disconfirm
disprove
negative
traverse
confute
rebut
dispute
challenge
disagree (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

acknowledge
accept
confirm
concede
admit
adopt
allow
embrace
own
affirm
assert
declare
avow
submit
claim
maintain
announce
profess
espouse
validate
verify
substantiate
aver
corroborate
authenticate

as in to refuse

to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility the angry mother bitterly repudiated her teenaged daughter, telling her that she never wanted to see or hear from her again

Synonyms & Similar Words

deny
refuse
disavow
disown
refute
disclaim
reject
criticize
contradict
renounce
gainsay
disprove
disallow
retract
confute
wash one's hands of
negate
rebut
recant
abjure
abdicate
question
challenge
dispute
negative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

recognize
acknowledge
accept
adopt
claim
embrace
own
avow
affirm
concede
assert
admit
declare
confess
submit
grant
maintain
espouse
confirm
announce
verify
validate
substantiate
profess
corroborate
aver
authenticate

as in to reject

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to we didn't like the terms, so we repudiated the contract

Synonyms & Similar Words

reject
refuse
decline
deny
ignore
spurn
deny
withdraw
disapprove
avoid
dismiss
dispute
pass
veto
pass up
dispute
reprobate
turn down
throw over
deselect
forbid
negative
nix
throw out
renounce
disavow
rebuff
proscribe
overrule
disdain
retract
prohibit
scorn
balk (at)
refute
forbear
abjure
revoke
disclaim
recant
disown
contradict
forswear
gainsay
scout
blow off
turn one's back on
controvert
shoot down
disprove
recall
rebut
unsay
negate
stick
take back
renege
foreswear
bypass
disallow
backtrack
back down
detour
abstain (from)
refrain (from)
back off
disagree (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

accept
approve
agree (to)
tolerate
adopt
embrace
condone
receive
swallow
take
acquiesce
agree
accede
countenance
welcome
choose
assent
consent
select
support
espouse
handpick

as in to renounce

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) the producers of the hit TV show threatened to take the disgruntled actor to court if he attempted to repudiate his contract

Synonyms & Similar Words

renounce
retract
withdraw
deny
contradict
refute
abandon
repeal
recant
relinquish
abjure
forswear
renege
unsay
take back
foreswear
disavow
abnegate
disown
spurn
disclaim
forsake
gainsay
recall
controvert
negate
disprove
revoke
rebut
surrender
dispute
negative
disallow
back down
backtrack
give up
bolt
disagree (with)
back off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

acknowledge
affirm
assert
declare
maintain
claim
admit
contend
proclaim
defend
endorse
adhere (to)
accept
maintain
profess
support
confirm
state
uphold
adopt
avow
embrace
vow
indorse
vouch
back
espouse

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of repudiate are decline, refuse, reject, and spurn. While all these words mean "to turn away by not accepting, receiving, or considering," repudiate implies a casting off or disowning as untrue, unauthorized, or unworthy of acceptance.

teenagers who repudiate the values of their parents

The words decline and repudiate can be used in similar contexts, but decline often implies courteous refusal especially of offers or invitations.

declined his party's nomination

While in some cases nearly identical to repudiate, refuse suggests more positiveness or ungraciousness and often implies the denial of something asked for.

refused to lend them the money

The words reject and repudiate are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, reject implies a peremptory refusal by sending away or discarding.

rejected the manuscript as unpublishable

In some situations, the words spurn and repudiate are roughly equivalent. However, spurn stresses contempt or disdain in rejection or repudiation.

spurned his overtures of friendship

单词	repudiate
释义	repudiate verb re·pu·di·ate ri-ˈpyü-dē-ˌāt repudiated; repudiating transitive verb 1 a : to refuse to accept especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force repudiate a contract repudiate a will b : to reject as untrue or unjust repudiate a charge 2 : to refuse to acknowledge or pay repudiate a debt 3 : to refuse to have anything to do with : disown repudiate a cause … unless they repudiated the failed policies of the past and took decisive action, the party might fracture or lose its hold on the electorate. Walter A. McDougall 4 dated : to divorce or separate formally from (a woman to whom one is betrothed or married) "The incident was witnessed by … the Marquess Zanipolo, who, in consequence, has already repudiated his unhappy bride." Edith Wharton repudiator ri-ˈpyü-dē-ˌā-tər noun Did you know? In Latin, the noun repudium refers to the rejection of a spouse or prospective spouse, and the related verb repudiare means "to divorce" or "to reject." In the 16th century, English speakers borrowed repudiare to create the English verb repudiate, which they used as a synonym of divorce when in reference to a wife and as a synonym of disown when in reference to a member of one's family. They also used the word more generally in the sense of "to reject or cast off." By the 18th century repudiate had also come to be used for the rejection of things that one does not accept as true or just, ranging from opinions and accusations to contracts and debts. Synonyms contradict deny disaffirm disallow disavow disclaim disconfirm disown gainsay negate negative refute reject See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences During the Algerian war of independence, the United States had also repudiated France's claimed right to attack a town in neighboring Tunisia that succored Algerian guerrillas … Christopher Hitchens, Harper's, February 2001 When witnessing abuse, boys will identify with the seemingly powerful father who appears to be a "winner" and will repudiate the mother, who seems to be the "loser." Constance Adler, Shape, September 1993 While a wife could divorce her husband only for good reason … a husband could repudiate his wife without giving any reason … Albert Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples, 1991 Voters in Myanmar … appeared today to have sharply repudiated their military rulers and to have given a landslide victory to the main opposition party … Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 29 May 1990 Photographs, the most ubiquitous emblem of mass culture, found an obvious place in Pop Art, and were embraced by those intent on repudiating the preciosity of action painting. Naomi Rosenblum, A World History of Photography, 1989 Three weeks after the agreement was made and before any specifications were submitted, the buyer repudiated the agreement. John D. Calamari and Joseph M. Perillo, The Law of Contracts, 1987 a generation that has repudiated the values of the past He has publicly repudiated the government's policies. He published an article that repudiates the study's claims. She says she has evidence which repudiates the allegations. See More Recent Examples on the Web Many young Chileans, who have protested for more state funding for healthcare and universities, repudiate the staunch protections for business in the current constitution. Patricia Garip And Juan Forero, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 As video from the town hall spread online, some highlighted the pair’s remarks to repudiate the concept of a masking order — or to argue that dangers associated with the current coronavirus wave are overstated or unfounded. Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 Monday’s vote creates full parity for the descendants of the enslaved in the leadership of the Montpelier Foundation, and amounts to a sharp turnaround from the board’s effort in March to repudiate the Montpelier Descendants Committee. Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 16 May 2022 The Supreme Court is reluctant to discard its previous rulings, following precedent unless there is a substantial reason to repudiate the old reasoning. Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 4 May 2022 But anyone looking for GOP voters to repudiate Trump will have to keep looking a while longer. Byrick Klein, ABC News, 3 May 2022 In New York, soprano Anna Netrebko has withdrawn from future engagements with the Metropolitan Opera over her failure to repudiate Russian President Vladimir Putin and the invasion. Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2022 Yet the notion that every Russian should have to repudiate Putin before being allowed to perform in America or Europe is grim. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2022 The exodus of multinational companies from Russia continued Monday as firms face pressure from employees and customers to repudiate the war. Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin repudiatus, past participle of repudiare, from repudium rejection of a prospective spouse, divorce, probably from re- + pudēre to shame First Known Use 1545, in the meaning defined at sense 4 Kids Definition repudiate verb re·pu·di·ate ri-ˈpyü-dē-ˌāt repudiated; repudiating 1 : to refuse to have anything to do with They repudiated their wayward son. 2 : to refuse to believe or approve of She repudiated the rumors. Legal Definition repudiate transitive verb re·pu·di·ate ri-ˈpyü-dē-ˌāt repudiated; repudiating : to disavow or reject an obligation (as a debt) or duty (as performance under a contract) specifically : to indicate an inability or unwillingness to perform as promised under (a contract) repudiate verb 1 as in to deny to declare not to be true vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her résumé Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance deny refute reject disavow contradict disown disaffirm disclaim gainsay disallow negate disconfirm disprove negative traverse confute rebut dispute challenge disagree (with) Antonyms & Near Antonyms acknowledge accept confirm concede admit adopt allow embrace own affirm assert declare avow submit claim maintain announce profess espouse validate verify substantiate aver corroborate authenticate See More 2 as in to refuse to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility the angry mother bitterly repudiated her teenaged daughter, telling her that she never wanted to see or hear from her again Synonyms & Similar Words deny refuse disavow disown refute disclaim reject criticize contradict renounce gainsay disprove disallow retract confute wash one's hands of negate rebut recant abjure abdicate question challenge dispute negative Antonyms & Near Antonyms recognize acknowledge accept adopt claim embrace own avow affirm concede assert admit declare confess submit grant maintain espouse confirm announce verify validate substantiate profess corroborate aver authenticate See More 3 as in to reject to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to we didn't like the terms, so we repudiated the contract Synonyms & Similar Words reject refuse decline deny ignore spurn deny withdraw disapprove avoid dismiss dispute pass veto pass up dispute reprobate turn down throw over deselect forbid negative nix throw out renounce disavow rebuff proscribe overrule disdain retract prohibit scorn balk (at) refute forbear abjure revoke disclaim recant disown contradict forswear gainsay scout blow off turn one's back on controvert shoot down disprove recall rebut unsay negate stick take back renege foreswear bypass disallow backtrack back down detour abstain (from) refrain (from) back off disagree (with) Antonyms & Near Antonyms accept approve agree (to) tolerate adopt embrace condone receive swallow take acquiesce agree accede countenance welcome choose assent consent select support espouse handpick See More 4 as in to renounce to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) the producers of the hit TV show threatened to take the disgruntled actor to court if he attempted to repudiate his contract Synonyms & Similar Words renounce retract withdraw deny contradict refute abandon repeal recant relinquish abjure forswear renege unsay take back foreswear disavow abnegate disown spurn disclaim forsake gainsay recall controvert negate disprove revoke rebut surrender dispute negative disallow back down backtrack give up bolt disagree (with) back off Antonyms & Near Antonyms acknowledge affirm assert declare maintain claim admit contend proclaim defend endorse adhere (to) accept maintain profess support confirm state uphold adopt avow embrace vow indorse vouch back espouse See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of repudiate are decline, refuse, reject, and spurn. While all these words mean "to turn away by not accepting, receiving, or considering," repudiate implies a casting off or disowning as untrue, unauthorized, or unworthy of acceptance. teenagers who repudiate the values of their parents The words decline and repudiate can be used in similar contexts, but decline often implies courteous refusal especially of offers or invitations. declined his party's nomination While in some cases nearly identical to repudiate, refuse suggests more positiveness or ungraciousness and often implies the denial of something asked for. refused to lend them the money The words reject and repudiate are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, reject implies a peremptory refusal by sending away or discarding. rejected the manuscript as unpublishable In some situations, the words spurn and repudiate are roughly equivalent. However, spurn stresses contempt or disdain in rejection or repudiation. spurned his overtures of friendship
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repudiate

verb

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