Entry Word: repudiate

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to declare not to be true <vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her résumé> — see deny 1
2 to refuse to acknowledge as oneʼs own or as oneʼs responsibility <the angry mother bitterly repudiated her daughter, telling her that she never wanted to see or hear from her again> — see disclaim 1
3 to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to <we didnʼt like the terms, so we repudiated the contract> — see decline 1