— repudiable , adj. — repudiative , adj. — repudiator , n.
/ri pyooh"dee ayt'/ , v.t., repudiated, repudiating .
1. to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
2. to cast off or disown: to repudiate a son.
3. to reject with disapproval or condemnation: to repudiate a new doctrine.
4. to reject with denial: to repudiate a charge as untrue.
5. to refuse to acknowledge and pay (a debt), as a state, municipality, etc.
[ 1535-45; repudiatus (ptp. of repudiare to reject, refuse), equiv. to repudi ( um ) a casting off, divorce ( re- RE- + pud ( ere ) to make ashamed, feel shame (see PUDENDUM) + -ium -IUM) + -atus -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 1. disavow, renounce, discard, disclaim. 3. condemn, disapprove.
Ant. 1. accept. 3. approve.