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English verb: repudiate | |||
| 1. | repudiate (communication) cast off | ||
| Samples | She renounced her husband. The parents repudiated their son. | ||
| Synonyms | disown, renounce | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reject | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abjure, apostatise, apostatize, deny, forswear, rebut, recant, refute, resile, retract, swallow, take back, tergiversate, unsay, withdraw | ||
| 2. | repudiate (cognition) refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid | ||
| Samples | The woman repudiated the divorce settlement. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reject | ||
| 3. | repudiate (communication) refuse to recognize or pay | ||
| Samples | Repudiate a debt. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decline, refuse | ||
| 4. | repudiate (communication) reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust | ||
| Samples | She repudiated the accusations. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deny | ||
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