REPUDIATE


Meaning of REPUDIATE in English

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.