Repudiate
Definition
Refuse to accept or be associated with.
Etymology
First attested in 1543; from Latin repudiātus, the perfect passive participle of repudiō (“to cast off, reject”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from repudium (“rejection, repudiation, divorce”).
Synonyms
deny, contradict, gainsay, refudiate
In a sentence
- The board moved to repudiate the CEO's unauthorized deal.
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Vocabulary.md