Definition of Repudiate
Repudiate
re·pu·di·ate
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to refuse to accept or be associated with, to the point of outright denial or disownment;
e.g. He has repudiated the policies associated with the rental agreement.
(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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