transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈpyü-dē-ˌāt ]
transitive verb
( -at·ed ; -at·ing )
Etymology: Latin repudiatus, past participle of repudiare, from repudium rejection of a prospective spouse, divorce, probably from re- + pudēre to shame
Date: 1545
1. : to divorce or separate formally from (a woman)
2. : to refuse to have anything to do with : disown
3.
a. : to refuse to accept ; especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force
repudiate a contract
b. : to reject as untrue or unjust
repudiate a charge
4. : to refuse to acknowledge or pay
repudiate a debt
Synonyms: see decline
• re·pu·di·a·tor -ˌā-tər noun