Associations to the word «Repudiate»

Wiktionary

REPUDIATE, verb. To reject the truth or validity of something; to deny.
REPUDIATE, verb. To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown.
REPUDIATE, verb. To refuse to pay or honor (a debt).
REPUDIATE, verb. (intransitive) To be repudiated.

Dictionary definition

REPUDIATE, verb. Cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son".
REPUDIATE, verb. Refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement".
REPUDIATE, verb. Refuse to recognize or pay; "repudiate a debt".
REPUDIATE, verb. Reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats