Synonyms:
disown, renounce, repudiate
Meaning: cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
Synonyms:
repudiate
Meaning: refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"
Usage examples
Cynically repudiate all obligations
I repudiate the notion of central heat altogether.
"Do you mean to tell me," he said, "that you intend to resign, to repudiate me and my Administration and sacrifice me for your views on this suffrage question?"
It may be remarked in passing that this declaration so solidified the opposition within the President's party that when the President ultimately sought to repudiate it, he met stubborn resistance.