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 | ||