1. to refuse to accept or be associated with something
2. to refuse to fulfill or discharge an obligation or debt
Usage: legal; formal

Examples

• The politician repudiated the controversial statements made by his campaign manager.
• She repudiated her family’s racist beliefs and chose a different path.
• The company repudiated all responsibility for the environmental damage.
• He repudiated the debt, claiming it was fraudulent.
• The new government repudiated the treaty signed by the previous administration.
• The artist repudiated his early work as immature and poorly executed.