to refuse to acknowledge (repudiate) a debt
1repudiate — re·pu·di·ate /ri pyü dē ˌāt/ vt at·ed, at·ing: to disavow or reject an obligation (as a debt) or duty (as performance under a contract); specif: to indicate an inability or unwillingness to perform as promised under (a contract) re·pu·di·a·tor /… …
2repudiate — [ri pyo͞o′dē āt΄] vt. repudiated, repudiating [< L repudiatus, pp. of repudiare, to put away, divorce < repudium, separation, a divorce < re , away, back + base of pudere, to feel shame] 1. to refuse to have anything to do with; disown… …
3repudiate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin repudiatus, past participle of repudiare, from repudium rejection of a prospective spouse, divorce, probably from re + pudēre to shame Date: 1545 1. to divorce or separate formally from (a woman) 2 …
4repudiate — repudiable, adj. repudiative, adj. repudiator, n. /ri pyooh dee ayt /, v.t., repudiated, repudiating. 1. to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim. 2. to cast off or disown: to repudiate a son. 3. to reject with… …
5repudiate — re•pu•di•ate [[t]rɪˈpyu diˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) to reject as having no authority or binding force 2) to disown: to repudiate a son[/ex] 3) to reject with disapproval or condemnation 4) to reject with denial: to repudiate an… …
6repudiate — /rəˈpjudieɪt / (say ruh pyoohdeeayt) verb (t) (repudiated, repudiating) 1. to reject as having no authority or binding force, as a claim, etc.: *Yet she did not feel strong enough to resist her parents and repudiate the solemn contract to which… …
7re|pu´di|a´tor — re|pu|di|ate «rih PYOO dee ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to refuse to accept; reject: »to repudiate a doctrine. The old man shook his head, gently repudiating the imputation (Dickens). SYNONYM(S): discla …
8re|pu|di|ate — «rih PYOO dee ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to refuse to accept; reject: »to repudiate a doctrine. The old man shook his head, gently repudiating the imputation (Dickens). SYNONYM(S): discla …
9religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …
10United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
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