<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.</li><li>to cast off or disown: to repudiate a son.</li><li>to reject with disapproval or condemnation: to repudiate a new doctrine.</li><li>to reject with denial: to repudiate a charge as untrue.</li><li>to refuse to acknowledge and pay (a debt), as a state, municipality, etc.</li></ul>