I. rə̇ˈpyüdēˌāt, rēˈp-, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin repudiatus, past participle of repudiare to cast off, reject, divorce, from repudium casting off, divorce, from re- + -pudium (perhaps akin to Latin pudēre to be ashamed) — more at pudic
1. : to divorce, put away, or discard (a wife) : separate formally from (a woman to whom one is betrothed or married)
2. : to cast off : refuse to have anything to do with : disown , renounce
3.
a. : to refuse to accept as having rightful authority or obligation : reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force
repudiate a contract
repudiate a will
b. : to refuse approval or belief to : reject as untrue or unjust
repudiate a charge
4. : to refuse to acknowledge or to pay
repudiate a debt
Synonyms: see decline , disclaim
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin repudiatus, past participle of repudiare
obsolete : repudiated : divorced