repudiate

Verb

Meaning

To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject.

To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has promised to marry.

To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

renounce disown welsh chuck coventry evert turn welch repulse jilt decline challenge reverse dispute counter
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Antonyms

pavilion seaport ambo include state like
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Hypernyms

decline reject deny refuse

Hyponyms

withdraw deny refute swallow retract recant

Phrases with the word

i repudiate you

Derivatives

repudiated repudiating

Examples

She renounced her husband Source: Internet

The parents repudiated their son Source: Internet

The woman repudiated the divorce settlement Source: Internet

She repudiated the accusations Source: Internet

repudiate a debt Source: Internet

An added issue, Mr Groenewald noted, was that drivers who are unable to renew discs or driving cards may have problems if they are involved in crashes as insurers may repudiate claims based on the fact that the drivers are not on the road legally. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Republocrat Repucrat repudiable repudiated repudiatingly repudiation