[ rɪ'pju:dɪeɪt ]
■ verb
1》 refuse to accept or be associated with.
2》 deny the truth or validity of.
3》 chiefly Law refuse to fulfil or discharge (an agreement, obligation, or debt).
4》 archaic disown or divorce (one's wife).
Derivatives
repudiation noun
repudiator noun
repudiatory rɪ'pju:dɪəˌt(ə)ri adjective ( Law ).
Origin
ME (orig. an adjective in the sense 'divorced'): from L. repudiatus 'divorced, cast off', from repudium 'divorce'.