Main Entry: re·pu·di·ate

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈpyü-dē-ˌāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): re·pu·di·at·ed; re·pu·di·at·ing

Etymology: Latin repudiatus, past participle of repudiare, from repudium rejection of a prospective spouse, divorce, probably from re- + pudēre to shame

Date: 1545

1 : to divorce or separate formally from (a woman)
2 : to refuse to have anything to do with : disown
3 a : to refuse to accept; especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force <repudiate a contract> b : to reject as untrue or unjust <repudiate a charge>
4 : to refuse to acknowledge or pay <repudiate a debt>

synonyms see decline

— re·pu·di·a·tor \-ˌā-tər\ noun