Definition of "repudiate" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.

2. (transitive) To refuse to have any relation to; to disown.

3. (transitive) To refuse to pay or honor (a debt).

4. (intransitive) To be repudiated.

adjective

1. (as a participle, of a woman) Repudiated by a husband, divorced.

2. (of a woman) Repudiated after betrothal or engagement.

3. (generally) Set aside, rejected.

noun

1. A divorced wife.