Repudiate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cast off

refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpjˈuːdɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpjˈuːdɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpjˈuːdɪˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpjˈuːdɪˌeɪt/.

Examples

She renounced her husband
The parents repudiated their son
The woman repudiated the divorce settlement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

renounce disown

Parts of Speech

verb	cast off “She renounced her husband”
verb	refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid “The woman repudiated the divorce settlement”
verb	refuse to recognize or pay “repudiate a debt”
verb	reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust “She repudiated the accusations”

Word Forms

renunciation	noun	rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
renouncement	noun	an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
repudiation	noun	rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
repudiative	adjective	rejecting emphatically; e.g. refusing to pay or disowning

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ablehnen

ablegen

🇫🇷French

répudier

rejeter

🇪🇸Spanish

repudiar

soltar amarras

🇮🇹Italian

ripudiare

gettato via

🇳🇱Dutch

verwerpen

afwerpen

🇵🇹Portuguese

repudiar

rejeitar

🇷🇺Russian

отвергать

отбросить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परित्याग करना

डालना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রত্যাখ্যান

বন্ধ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

நிராகரிக்கவும்

தூக்கி எறியப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరస్కరించు

పారద్రోలి

🇮🇳Marathi

खंडन करणे

टाकून देणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રદિયો

કાઢી નાખવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾಕರಿಸು

ಹೊರಹಾಕಿದರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരാകരിക്കുക

തള്ളിക്കളഞ്ഞു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਨਕਾਰ

ਬੰਦ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تردید

کاسٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

否认

摆脱

🇯🇵Japanese

否認する

キャストオフ

🇰🇷Korean

부인하다

버림

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bác bỏ

vứt bỏ

🇹🇭Thai

ปฏิเสธ

ละทิ้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menolak

membuang

🇵🇭Filipino

itakwil

palayasin

🇲🇾Malay

menyangkal

membuang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رفض

تخلص

🇮🇷Persian

رد کردن

دور انداختن

🇹🇷Turkish

reddetmek

vazgeçmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְכַּחֵשׁ

להשליך

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'repudiate'?

The primary meaning of 'repudiate' is 'cast off'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'repudiate' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'repudiate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'repudiate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'repudiate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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