Verb: repudiate ri'pyoo-dee,eyt
- Refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
"The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"
- Reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust
"She repudiated the accusations"
- Refuse to recognize or pay
"repudiate a debt"
- Cast off
"The parents repudiated their son";
- disown, renounce
Derived forms: repudiates, repudiating, repudiated
Type of: decline, deny, refuse, reject
Encyclopedia: Repudiate