repudiate

[ri-pyoo-dee-eyt] / rɪˈpyu diˌeɪt /

VERB

reject; turn one's back on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon break with disavow dismiss disown forsake recant renounce repeal rescind retract reverse revoke spurn

STRONG

abjure apostatize banish cast decline default defect demur deny desert disapprove discard disclaim dishonor disinherit dump flush nix oust rat refuse reprobate tergiversate turn

WEAK

be against cast off cut off disacknowledge fly in the face of tergiverse turn down wash one's hands of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept allow approve emphasize enforce keep sanction welcome

STRONG

acknowledge admit agree consent go along grant hold retain

Example Sentences

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He didn’t repudiate his warnings when they failed to pan out, yet didn’t lose his popularity or prestige.

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To repudiate a doctrine accepted by the nation’s cultural arbiters gets you uninvited to their parties and called a fool.

From The Wall Street Journal

Similarly, the price of Russian bonds went up, not down, for months after the new Communist government repudiated Russia’s debt in 1918, virtually wiping it out.

From The Wall Street Journal

His approach to international relations also contrasts starkly with neighbouring regimes, who have cultivated close security ties with Russia and repudiated their previous close partnerships with France.

From BBC

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