vverb.communicationcast offSynset:disown renounce
Examples:- She renounced her husband
- The parents repudiated their son
Derivationally Related Form:repudiationrenouncementrenunciation
Hypernyms:reject
Inherited Hypernyms:disownrejectevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:abjureapostatiseapostatizedenyforswearrebutrecantrefuteresileretractswallowtake backtergiversateunsaywithdraw
Full Troponyms:abjureabnegateanswerapostatizedemonstratedenykillmutinyopposepicketprotestrebelrefuterevoltstrikeswallowveto
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.cognitionrefuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as validExamples:- The woman repudiated the divorce settlement
Derivationally Related Form:repudiationrepudiative
Hypernyms:reject
Inherited Hypernyms:repudiaterejectevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationrefuse to recognize or payDerivationally Related Form:repudiation
Hypernyms:decline refuse
Inherited Hypernyms:repudiaterefusereactact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationreject as untrue, unfounded, or unjustExamples:- She repudiated the accusations
Derivationally Related Form:repudiationrepudiative
Hypernyms:deny
Inherited Hypernyms:repudiatedenycontradictdisagree
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something