repudiate

  • 21repudiate — verb /ɹɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt,ɹəˈpjuː.di.eɪt/ a) To reject the truth or validity of something; to deny. b) To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown …

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  • 22repudiate — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abjure, abrogate, apostatize, assert the contrary, back down, back out, backwater, ban, bar, bar out, be unmoved, be unwilling, beg off, belie, blockade, brush aside, cast, chuck, chuck out, climb down,… …

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  • 23repudiate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. renounce, disavow, disclaim, disown, divorce, deny. See dissent, negation, nonpayment, rejection. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To disown] Syn. disinherit, banish, renounce; see discard , oust . 2. [To… …

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  • 24repudiate — re|pu|di|ate [rıˈpju:dieıt] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of repudiare to end a marriage , from repudium divorce ] 1.) to refuse to accept or continue with something = ↑reject ▪ He repudiated all offers of… …

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  • 25repudiate — re·pu·di·ate || rɪ pjuːdɪeɪt v. reject, disavow; disown, renounce; deny, refuse; condemn …

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  • 26repudiate — [rɪ pju:dɪeɪt] verb 1》 refuse to accept or be associated with. 2》 deny the truth or validity of. 3》 chiefly Law refuse to fulfil or discharge (an agreement, obligation, or debt). 4》 archaic disown or divorce (one s wife). Derivatives repudiation… …

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  • 27repudiate — v. a. 1. Discard, reject, renounce, cast off, disclaim, abjure, disavow. 2. Divorce, put away. 3. [Modern.] disown (debts), disclaim, refuse to pay, refuse to acknowledge …

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  • 28repudiate — verb 1) she repudiated communism Syn: reject, renounce, abandon, give up, turn one s back on, disown, cast off, lay aside; formal forswear, abjure; literary forsake Ant: embrace 2) Hansen repudiated the allegations …

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  • 29repudiate — v 1. reject, disavow, forswear, renounce, (usu. under oath) abjure, disclaim; recant, retract, recall, unsay; deny, contradict, gainsay. 2.Law. disaffirm; nullify, annul, declare null and void, void, invalidate, cancel; abrogate, rescind, revoke; …

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  • 30repudiate — re·pu·di·ate …

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