Universal Wordsverb [VN] (formal)
1 to refuse to accept sth
SYNREJECT:
to repudiate a proposal / suggestion * Socialism had been repudiated at the polls. * The West has chosen to repudiate all responsibility for these refugees.
2 to say officially and/or publicly that sth is not true
SYNDENY:
to repudiate an article / a report / a claim
3 to refuse to do sth, especially sth that you are legally required to do:
to repudiate a contract / an agreement * to repudiate (= refuse to pay) debts
4 (old-fashioned) to refuse to be connected with sb any longer
SYNDISOWN:
He repudiated his first wife and married her sister.
repudiation noun [U]:
the repudiation of a claim / contract
