REPUDIATE


Meaning of REPUDIATE in English

[ 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'.

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