repudiate

[Re*pu·di*ate]

To repudiate something is to reject it, or to refuse to accept or support it. If you grow up religious, but repudiate all organized religion as an adult, you might start spending holidays at the movies, or just going to work.

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To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject.

Verb
refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"

Verb
cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

Verb
reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"

Verb
refuse to recognize or pay; "repudiate a debt"


v. t.
To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject.

v. t.
To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has promised to marry.

v. t.
To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts.


Repudiate

Re*pu"di*ate (-?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repudiated (-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Repudiating.] [L. repudiatus, p. p. of repudiare to repudiate, reject, fr. repudium separation, divorce; pref. re- re- + pudere to be ashamed.] 1. To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject.
Servitude is to be repudiated with greater care.
2. To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has promised to marry.
His separation from Terentis, whom he repudiated not long afterward.
3. To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts.

To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject.

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Usage Examples

If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America.

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