What does "repudiate" mean?
Repudiate: To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has promised to marry. His separation from Terentis, whom he repudiated not long afterward. Bolingbroke.
Additional senses
- 2.To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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