v.tr.
1. a disown; disavow; reject. b refuse dealings with. c deny.
2 refuse to recognize or obey (authority or a treaty).
3 refuse to discharge (an obligation or debt).
4 (esp. of the ancients or non-Christians) divorce (one's wife).
Derivatives:
repudiable adj. repudiation n. repudiator n.
Etymology: L repudiare f. repudium divorce