repudiate
verb
re·pu·di·ate
| \ ri-ˈpyü-dē-ˌāt
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repudiated;
repudiating
Definition of repudiate
1a
: to refuse to accept
especially
: to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force
repudiate a contract repudiate a will
b
: to reject as untrue or unjust
repudiate a charge
2
: to refuse to acknowledge or pay
repudiate a debt
3
: to refuse to have anything to do with : disown
repudiate a cause … unless they repudiated the failed policies of the past and took decisive action, the party might fracture or lose its hold on the electorate.— Walter A. McDougall
4
dated
: to divorce or separate formally from (a woman to whom one is betrothed or married)
"The incident was witnessed by … the Marquess Zanipolo, who, in consequence, has already repudiated his unhappy bride."— Edith Wharton