Definition of: repudiate

(ri·py′dē·āt) v.t. ·at·ed, ·at·ing
1. To refuse to accept as valid, true, or authorized; reject; condemn.
2. To refuse to acknowledge or pay.
3. To cast off; disown, as a son.
4. Obs. To divorce; put away (a wife). See synonyms under ABANDON, RECANT, RENOUNCE. [<L repudiatus, pp. of repudiare divorce <repudium divorce, separation,? <re- back + pudere feel shame]
—re·pu′di·a′tive adjective
—re·pu′di·a′tor noun