re‧pu‧di‧ate/rɪˈpjuːdieɪt/ verb[TRANSITIVE] formal [date : 1500-1600; Language : Latin; Origin : past participle of repudiare 'to end a marriage', from repudium 'divorce'] 1. to refuse to accept or continue with something SYN reject: ▪ He repudiated all offers of friendship.
2. to state or show that something is not true or correct: ▪ The book repudiates the racist stereotypes about black women.
—repudiation /rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃən/ noun[UNCOUNTABLE]
verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS NOUN contract ▪ The distinction is important because breach of a condition gives the other party the right to repudiate the contract and claim damages. ▪ Unfortunately, because of the delay, Major Anson repudiated the contract to buy G-AECB. ▪ It was submitted that the intention of the defender to repudiate the contract must be proved. ▪ The buyer did not repudiate the contract but pressed for early delivery. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Government officials were urged to repudiate the treaty. ▪ The book repudiates all the racist stereotypes about black women. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Craxi repudiated the allegations and Chiesa himself subsequently claimed that his own testimony to magistrates had been distorted. ▪ Despite being repudiated, condemned and persecuted, Nazarean teachings continued to survive, for much longer than is generally suspected. ▪ He fails to persuade Hindus to repudiate the divisive and unjust social caste system. ▪ No answer was offered by Freud about why men and women seem to repudiate the feminine. ▪ The expenditure was subsequently repudiated by the Colonial Office and the villa was turned into a fine hotel with a station alongside. ▪ The racial challenge could not be either repudiated or accommodated without sacrificing cherished beliefs.
re‧pu‧di‧ate/rɪˈpjuːdieɪt/ verb [TRANSITIVE] formal 