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Definition of repudiate – Learner’s Dictionary

repudiate
verb [ T ]
  formal
uk
/rɪˈpjuːdieɪt/ us
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to refuse to accept or agree with something:
Cousteau repudiated the criticism/claims.

repudiation

noun [ U ]   formal uk
/rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃən/ us

(Definition of repudiate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of repudiate

in Chinese (Traditional)
拒絕，不接受, 否認, 批駁…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
拒绝，不接受, 否认, 批驳…
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zaprzeczać, odrzucać…
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reddetmek, tanımamak, kabul etmemek…
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