Repudiate



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 拒绝, 抛弃
• ［英］ v. 拒绝, 抛弃 ( to refuse to accept)
• ［记］ re ( 反) +pudi ( =put 放) +ate -> 放掉 -> 抛弃
• ［同］ 派生词: repudiation （n. 拒绝, 抛弃）
• ［例］ repudiate offers of friendship

Webster Collegiate

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. to refuse to have anything to do with ; disown
• 3.
  • a. to refuse to accept; especially to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force zuoxie~ a contractyouxie
  • b. to reject as untrue or unjust zuoxie~ a chargeyouxie
• 4. to refuse to acknowledge or pay zuoxie~ a debtyouxie
• Synonyms: see decline
• ? repudiator noun

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