English terms dictionary. 2015.
repudiate — re·pu·di·ate /ri pyü dē ˌāt/ vt at·ed, at·ing: to disavow or reject an obligation (as a debt) or duty (as performance under a contract); specif: to indicate an inability or unwillingness to perform as promised under (a contract) re·pu·di·a·tor /… … Law dictionary
repudiate — re‧pu‧di‧ate [rɪˈpjuːdieɪt] verb [transitive] LAW to state that a contract, agreement, sale etc is no longer effective: • This would be a breach of a condition which would enable the hirer to repudiate the contract. * * * repudiate UK US… … Financial and business terms
Repudiate — Re*pu di*ate ( ?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repudiated} ( ? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repudiating}.] [L. repudiatus, p. p. of repudiare to repudiate, reject, fr. repudium separation, divorce; pref. re re + pudere to be ashamed.] [1913 Webster] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repudiate — 1540s, to cast off by divorce, from adj. meaning divorced, rejected, condemned (mid 15c.), from L. repudiatus, pp. of repudiare to divorce or reject, from repudium divorce, rejection, from re back, away + pudium, probably related to pes /ped foot … Etymology dictionary
repudiate — 1 spurn, reject, refuse, *decline Analogous words: renounce, *abjure: *forgo, forbear, eschew, sacrifice Antonyms: adopt Contrasted words: *acknowledge, own, admit, avow, confess: embrace, espouse (see ADOPT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
repudiate — [v] reject; turn one’s back on abandon, abjure, apostatize, banish, be against, break with, cast, cast off, cut off, decline, default, defect, demur, deny, desert, disacknowledge, disapprove, disavow, discard, disclaim, dishonor, disinherit,… … New thesaurus
repudiate — [ri pyo͞o′dē āt΄] vt. repudiated, repudiating [< L repudiatus, pp. of repudiare, to put away, divorce < repudium, separation, a divorce < re , away, back + base of pudere, to feel shame] 1. to refuse to have anything to do with; disown… … English World dictionary
repudiate — repudiable, adj. repudiative, adj. repudiator, n. /ri pyooh dee ayt /, v.t., repudiated, repudiating. 1. to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim. 2. to cast off or disown: to repudiate a son. 3. to reject with… … Universalium
repudiate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin repudiatus, past participle of repudiare, from repudium rejection of a prospective spouse, divorce, probably from re + pudēre to shame Date: 1545 1. to divorce or separate formally from (a woman) 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
repudiate — UK [rɪˈpjuːdɪeɪt] / US [rɪˈpjudɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms repudiate : present tense I/you/we/they repudiate he/she/it repudiates present participle repudiating past tense repudiated past participle repudiated formal 1) to say formally… … English dictionary
