/ rɪˈpjuːdieɪt; NAmE / verb [ vn ] ( formal )
1.
to refuse to accept sth
SYN reject :
to repudiate a suggestion
2.
to say officially and/or publicly that sth is not true
SYN deny :
to repudiate a report
3.
( old-fashioned ) to refuse to be connected with sb any longer
SYN disown :
He repudiated his first wife and married her sister.
► re·pudi·ation / rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (originally an adjective in the sense divorced ): from Latin repudiatus divorced, cast off, from repudium divorce.