repudiates
Refuses to acknowledge
Repudiates means to reject or refuse to accept something.
A person repudiates a claim by denying its validity, repudiates a debt by refusing to pay it, or repudiates a former ally by publicly disowning them.
The word carries formal weight—it's not casual rejection but emphatic disavowal: The senator repudiates any connection to the scandal.
Declares something untrue
- disownsRejects as relation
- renouncesFormally rejects or abandons
- disclaimsDenies connection or responsibility
- disavowsDenies responsibility or connection
rejects · refuses · spurns · rebuffs · abandons · casts off · turns away · dismisses
Acts against one's allies
- abandonsCeases to support
- disownsRejects as relation
- estrangesCauses emotional separation
- disinheritsRevokes inheritance rights
severs · cuts off · alienates · rejects · forsakes · neglects · ignores · shuns
denies
Declares something untrue
- disownsRejects as relation
- renouncesFormally rejects or abandons
- disclaimsDenies connection or responsibility
disavows · rejects · refuses · spurns · rebuffs · abandons · casts off · turns away · dismisses · declines
betrays
Acts against one's allies
disinherits · severs · cuts off · alienates · rejects · forsakes · neglects · ignores · shuns · excommunicates
condemns
Expresses severe disapproval
recants · apostasy · heresy · defects · breaks with · distances · separates · dissociates · rebels · revolts
annuls
Declares legally invalid
- voidsEmptinesses or nullifies
- invalidatesMakes no longer binding
- nullifiesMakes of no effect
rescinds · revokes · cancels · abrogates · dissolves · terminates · breaches · defaults · dishonors · disaffirms
- disagree verbsdenies, opposes, disputes, rejects, challenges
repudiatesacknowledges
Confirms awareness of something
confirms · affirms · validates · recognizes · admits
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