repudiate

Who acts: it, you, minister, She, country, treaty · What happens: refuse, not accept, support, say, be, not be · To what, where: something, agreement, debt, nothing, rumours, claim · Speech: someone speaks here

«repudiate» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: repudiate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To refuse to accept or support something; to say firmly that it is wrong or not true.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 refuse	mark
2	refuse	refuse	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 accept	mark
4	accept	accept	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 refuse	xcomp
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 support	cc
6	support	support	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 accept	conj
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 support	obj
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 say	punct
9	to	to	PART	_	10 say	mark
10	say	say	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 refuse	conj
11	firmly	firmly	ADV	_	10 say	advmod
12	that	that	SCONJ	_	15 wrong	mark
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 wrong	nsubj
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 wrong	cop
15	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 say	advcl
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 true	cc
17	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 true	advmod
18	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 wrong	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 refuse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	refuse	to-infinitive				vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	not accept	to-infinitive				vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	support	infinitive		something		vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus
4	say speech: assert	to-infinitive			firmly property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
5	is	present	it		wrong property	tree rules
6	not be					tree rules

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: formal, law — kept apart, not parsed.

To refuse to keep an agreement or pay a debt.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 refuse	mark
2	refuse	refuse	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 keep	mark
4	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 refuse	xcomp
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 agreement	det
6	agreement	agreement	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 keep	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 pay	cc
8	pay	pay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 keep	conj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 debt	det
10	debt	debt	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pay	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 refuse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	refuse	to-infinitive		vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	not keep	to-infinitive	a agreement	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent agreement=Theme
3	pay	infinitive	a debt	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent debt=Asset

Meaning 3

Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

To say you will have nothing more to do with someone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 say	mark
2	say	say	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 have	nsubj
4	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 have	aux
5	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 say	ccomp
6	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	5 have	obj
7	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 nothing	amod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 do	mark
9	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 nothing	acl
10	with	with	ADP	_	11 someone	case
11	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 do	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	to-infinitive				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	have	future	you	nothing		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient
3	do	to-infinitive	you not said here	nothing not said here	with someone	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The minister repudiated the rumours.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 minister	det
2	minister	minister	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 repudiated	nsubj
3	repudiated	repudiate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 rumours	det
5	rumours	rumour	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 repudiated	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 repudiated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	repudiate	past	the minister	the rumours					vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rumour=Theme

Example 2

She repudiated the claim that she had cheated.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 repudiated	nsubj
2	repudiated	repudiate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 claim	det
4	claim	claim	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 repudiated	obj
5	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 cheated	mark
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 cheated	nsubj
7	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 cheated	aux
8	cheated	cheat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 claim	acl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 repudiated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	repudiate	past	She	the claim					vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent claim=Theme
2	cheat	past · perfect	she	the claim not said here					vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent claim=Source

Example 3

The country repudiated the treaty and war began.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 country	det
2	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 repudiated	nsubj
3	repudiated	repudiate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 treaty	det
5	treaty	treaty	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 began	nsubj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 war	cc
7	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 treaty	conj
8	began	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 repudiated	parataxis
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 repudiated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	repudiate	past	the country						vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	begin	past	the treaty and war						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 4

The company repudiated the deal at the last minute.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 company	det
2	company	company	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 repudiated	nsubj
3	repudiated	repudiate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 deal	det
5	deal	deal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 repudiated	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	9 minute	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 minute	det
8	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 minute	amod
9	minute	minute	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 deal	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 repudiated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	repudiate	past	the company	the deal				at the last minute	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deal=Theme

Example 5

The scientist repudiated his old theory when new evidence appeared.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 scientist	det
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 repudiated	nsubj
3	repudiated	repudiate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 theory	nmod:poss
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 theory	amod
6	theory	theory	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 repudiated	obj
7	when	when	SCONJ	_	10 appeared	mark
8	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 evidence	amod
9	evidence	evidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 appeared	nsubj
10	appeared	appear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 repudiated	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 repudiated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	repudiate	past	the scientist	scientist's old theory					vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent theory=Theme
2	appear	past	new evidence						vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

He repudiated any link with the gang.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 repudiated	nsubj
2	repudiated	repudiate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	4 link	det
4	link	link	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 repudiated	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 gang	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 gang	det
7	gang	gang	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 link	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 repudiated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	repudiate	past	He	any link				with the gang	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent link=Theme

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