Repudiate vs. Refute — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Repudiate and Refute
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Repudiate
Refuse to accept; reject
She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders
Refute
The defence called several respectable witnesses who were able to refute the false testimony.
Repudiate
Deny the truth or validity of
The minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses
Refute
Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove
These claims have not been convincingly refuted
Repudiate
To reject the validity or authority of
"Chaucer ... not only came to doubt the worth of his extraordinary body of work, but repudiated it" (Joyce Carol Oates).
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Refute
To prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by argument or proof
Refute testimony.
Repudiate
To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust
Repudiated the accusation.
Refute
To deny the accuracy or truth of
Refuted the results of the poll.
Repudiate
To refuse to recognize or pay
Repudiate a debt.
Refute
Usage Problem To repudiate.
Repudiate
To disown (a child, for example).
Refute
(transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
Repudiate
To refuse to have any dealings with.
Refute
To deny the truth or correctness of (something).
Repudiate
(transitive) To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
Refute
To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments; to refute testimony; to refute opinions or theories; to refute a disputant.
There were so many witnesses in these two miracles that it is impossible to refute such multitudes.
Repudiate
(transitive) To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown.
Refute
Overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof;
The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments
Repudiate
(transitive) To refuse to pay or honor (a debt).
Refute
Prove to be false or incorrect
Repudiate
(intransitive) To be repudiated.
Repudiate
To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject.
Servitude is to be repudiated with greater care.
Repudiate
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.
Repudiate
To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts.
Repudiate
Cast off or disown;
She renounced her husband
The parents repudiated their son
Repudiate
Refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid;
The woman repudiated the divorce settlement
Repudiate
Refuse to recognize or pay;
Repudiate a debt
Repudiate
Reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust;
She repudiated the accusations
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