repudiate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /rɪˈpjudieɪt/ UK /rɪˈpjuːdieɪt/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to refuse to accept or be associated with; to deny or reject

The author repudiated the views attributed to him.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to refuse to accept or be... reject disown renounce disavow deny spurn

Opposites

embrace accept acknowledge affirm

Word family

Derived forms repudiationrepudiatorrepudiable

Related forms repudiation

Etymology

From Latin repudiatus, past participle of repudiare ('to reject, divorce'), from repudium ('divorce, rejection'), perhaps from re- ('back') + pes/pudere elements.

repudiare Latin repudium Latin

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# repudiate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** rɪˈpjudieɪt
**IPA (UK):** rɪˈpjuːdieɪt

## Meanings
1. to refuse to accept or be associated with; to deny or reject

## Examples
- The author repudiated the views attributed to him.

## Synonyms
- reject
- disown
- renounce
- disavow
- deny
- spurn

## Antonyms
- embrace
- accept
- acknowledge
- affirm

## Derived Forms
- repudiation
- repudiator
- repudiable

## Related Forms
- repudiation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: repudiare
- Root: repudium

## Etymology
From Latin repudiatus, past participle of repudiare ('to reject, divorce'), from repudium ('divorce, rejection'), perhaps from re- ('back') + pes/pudere elements.

## AI Etymology
Repudiate comes from Latin repudiatus, past participle of repudiare ('to reject, divorce'), from repudium ('divorce, rejection'), perhaps from re- ('back') + pes/pudere elements. The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As a verb, it means "to refuse to accept or be associated with; to deny or reject", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Latin repudiare and Latin repudium. Derivative forms include repudiation, repudiator, repudiable; related words include repudiation.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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