Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: repudiate
IPA transcription: [ɹipj'udi,eɪt]
verb meaning of the word
  • 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.