re·pu·di·ate /rɪˈpjudiˌet/
(vt.)離婚,拋棄,拒絕,拒付,拒絕履行
Re·pu·di·ate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repudiated p. pr. & vb. n. Repudiating.]
1. To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject.
Servitude is to be repudiated with greater care. --Prynne.
2. To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has promised to marry.
His separation from Terentis, whom he repudiated not long afterward. --Bolingbroke.
3. To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts.
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repudiate
v 1: cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The
parents repudiated their son" [syn: renounce]
2: refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The
woman repudiated the divorce settlement"
3: refuse to recognize or pay; "repudiate a debt"
4: reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the
accusations"