repudiate

«repudiate» in Mova's school dictionary: To refuse to accept or support something; to say firmly… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (repudiate, repudiates, repudiated, repudiating)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To refuse to accept or support something; to say firmly that it is wrong or not true. tree →

2) (formal, law) To refuse to keep an agreement or pay a debt. tree →

3) (old) To say you will have nothing more to do with someone. tree →

sense in the lessons

Found in news, history and the stiff exam voice: a leader repudiates a claim or a treaty. In stories it shows strong rejection. Phrases: «repudiate a claim», «repudiate the treaty», «firmly repudiated».

examples

• The minister repudiated the rumours. tree →
• She repudiated the claim that she had cheated. tree →
• The country repudiated the treaty and war began. tree →
• The company repudiated the deal at the last minute. tree →
• The scientist repudiated his old theory when new evidence appeared. tree →
• He repudiated any link with the gang. tree →

note

Formal (exam voice); simpler words are «reject» or «deny». Regular verb: repudiated. Noun: «repudiation». Pronounced «ri-PEW-dee-ate».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «repudiate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.