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1. Cast off
   "The parents repudiated their son"
   - disown, renounce
    
2. Refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
   "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"
    
3. Refuse to recognize or pay
   "repudiate a debt"
    
4. Reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust
   "She repudiated the accusations"

Derived forms: repudiates, repudiated, repudiating

See also: repudiation, repudiative

Type of: decline, deny, refuse, reject

Encyclopedia: Repudiate