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Repudiate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Repudiate has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

cast off

"She renounced her husband"

"The parents repudiated their son"

2

refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

"The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"

3

refuse to recognize or pay

"repudiate a debt"

4

reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

"She repudiated the accusations"

5

To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.

Example Sentences
"She renounced her husband" verb
"The parents repudiated their son" verb
"The woman repudiated the divorce settlement" verb
"repudiate a debt" verb
"She repudiated the accusations" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
reject refuse deny
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
apostatize abjure swallow refute deny
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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