repudiate

🇺🇸 /rɪˈpjuːdieɪt/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈpjuːdieɪt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

To reject or refuse to accept something.

The buyer repudiated the contract due to the poor quality of the goods.

R

To formally deny the truth of something.

The company repudiated the false allegations made against it.

R

To reject a person or group, especially in a public manner.

After the scandal, he was repudiated by his former allies.

translation

v. To reject or refuse to accept something.; To formally deny the truth of something.; To reject a person or group, especially in a public manner.

Word Forms

3rd Present repudiates
Past repudiated
Perfect repudiated
Progressive repudiating