Definitions

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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Shortly after the pope stopped speaking, an unidentified woman yelled: "Repudiate the doctrine of discovery! Renounce the papal bulls!"

From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2022

Repudiate the past Accepting the offence caused in the past is a start, and Davidson has suggested he has regrets about characters like Chalky White, with his fake Jamaican accent.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2011

It could almost be the title for an Allen Drury novel: Apologize and Repudiate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Repudiate, rē-pū′di-āt, v.t. to reject: to disclaim, as liability for debt: to disavow: to divorce.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Repudiate your dear old daddy—in the face, mind you, of his tender supplications.

From What Maisie Knew by James, Henry

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