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To refuse to have anything to do with (anymore)
“The modernist belief that modern art should repudiate the past has been jettisoned.”
To deny or refute the truth or validity of
“Carteret's wife Olivia, for her part, is determined to repudiate the legal and moral claims of her half-sister on their father's estate.”
To officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise)
“It must, therefore, be clearly understood that the announcement does not in any sense either abrogate or repudiate our agreement.”
To refuse to fulfill an agreement or obligation
“The person who tries to challenge the laws and repudiate his duties is in fact punished by being cut off from the group.”
To renege on something that has been said or agreed on
“What makes it even harder to believe is that King Ladislas was advised to repudiate his oath by Cardinal Cesarini.”
To disown or divorce (one's wife), typically in a religious sense
“Only the husband may repudiate his spouse, although the wife may provoke him to make that decision.”
To disregard and treat as unworthy of serious consideration
To fail to conform to a regulation or obligation
To dismiss idly with contempt or derision
To disagree with or dispute
To hate, detest, or revile
To abandon one's country or cause, typically in favor of an opposing one
To resist authority, control, or convention
To disapprove or take exception to something said or done
To feel or express contempt or disdain for
To belittle or express disapproval of
To fail to fulfill an obligation or payment
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