re ‧ pu ‧ di ‧ ate /rɪˈpjuːdieɪt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] formal
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of repudiare 'to end a marriage' , from repudium 'divorce' ]
1 . to refuse to accept or continue with something SYN reject :
He repudiated all offers of friendship.
2 . to state or show that something is not true or correct:
The book repudiates the racist stereotypes about black women.
—repudiation /rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable]