Definition of Repudiate
Repudiate
re·pu·di·ate
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To reject or disown something, such as a claim or a responsibility.
e.g. The company repudiated the allegations of fraud and corruption.
(verb)
(legal) to refuse to acknowledge or pay, refuse to fulfill or discharge, as an agreement, obligation, or debt;
e.g. Technically, what the tenants did was repudiate the lease when they stopped paying rent and took off for Florida.
(verb)
(archaic usage) to divorce or separate formally from an individual whom one is betrothed or married;
e.g. She was prepared to repudiate her love for him, as he's broken faith and carried off with another woman.
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