repudiate

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Pronunciation

• (RP, America) IPA: /ɹɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/, /ɹəˈpjuː.di.eɪt/

Verb

repudiate (repudiates, present participle repudiating; past and past participle repudiated)

1. (transitive) To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.

   Synonyms: deny, contradict, gainsay

2. (transitive) To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown.

   Synonyms: disavow, forswear, Thesaurus:repudiate

3. (transitive) To refuse to pay or honor (a debt).

   Synonyms: welsh

4. (intransitive) To be repudiated.

Translations

• French: nier
• German: verleugnen (sb./sth.), abstreiten, leugnen, zurückweisen
• Russian: отверга́ть
• Spanish: repudiar, negar, renegar, rechazar

Translations

• German: verleugnen, verstoßen, sich distanzieren, zurückweisen, sich verweigern
• Russian: отрека́ться
• Spanish: repudiar, desconocer

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