Word

repudiate, v.
(repudiated, repudiates, repudiating)
freq. cnt. 4

cast off
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

disown renounce repudiate

sample sentences

"She renounced her husband"
"The parents repudiated their son"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

repudiation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

renunciation renouncement

semantic pointers

hypernym

reject

hyponym

apostatize, apostatise, tergiversate retract, forswear, abjure, recant, resile withdraw, swallow, take back, unsay rebut, refute deny

refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

repudiate

sample sentences

"The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

repudiative repudiation

semantic pointers

hypernym

reject

reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust
<verb.communication>

repudiate

sample sentences

"She repudiated the accusations"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

repudiative repudiation

semantic pointers

hypernym

deny

refuse to recognize or pay
<verb.communication>

repudiate

sample sentences

"repudiate a debt"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

repudiation

semantic pointers

hypernym

refuse, decline