1a : to refuse to accept especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force repudiate a contract repudiate a will. b : to reject as untrue or unjust repudiate a charge. 2 : to refuse to acknowledge or pay repudiate a debt. 3 : to refuse to have anything to do with : disown repudiate a cause …
How do you use repudiate?
Repudiate in a Sentence ?
- Because I want to avoid the conflict between my two sisters, I repudiate their argument.
- The company will repudiate any claims of negligence.
- Despite his claims of innocence, he did very little to repudiate the allegations made against him.
Can you repudiate a person?
repudiate: To cast off, disown (a person or thing previously claimed as one's own or associated with oneself). Repudiate is a transitive verb. You repudiate something or someone you no longer wish to be associated with. You can repudiate a debt, a wife, or a belief.