/rɪ'pju:dɪeɪt; rɪ`pjudɪ,et/
v [Tn]
1 refuse to have any more to do with (sb); disown 与（某人）断绝来往; 否认...是自己的
*repudiate a son, lover, former friend, etc 与儿子、情人、旧友等断绝关系.
2 (a) refuse to accept or acknowledge (sth); reject 拒绝接受或承认（某事物）; 回绝
*repudiate a charge, view, claim, suggestion 拒绝一项指控、一种观点、一项权利要求、一项建议
* He utterly repudiated my offer of friendship. 他完全拒绝接受我的友好表示.
(b) refuse to abide by (the ruling of an authority or an agreement) 拒不服从（权威）; 拒不遵守（协议）
*He repudiated the court's decision to offer bail. 他不接受法庭的保释裁决.
* repudiate a treaty, contract, vow, etc 不履行条约、合同、誓约等.
3 refuse to discharge (a debt or an obligation) 拒绝偿付（债款）; 拒不履行（义务）.

v [T]formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of repudiare 'to end a marriage', from repudium 'divorce']
to refuse to accept or continue with something
= reject
　He repudiated all offers of friendship.
to state or show that something is not true or correct
　The book repudiates the racist stereotypes about black women.
>repudiation [rɪ,pjuːdi'eɪʃən/