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Spell Bee Word: repudiate


Basic Details

Word: Repudiate

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To refuse firmly to accept something, saying it is untrue or wrong; to reject or deny.

Synonyms: reject, deny, disown, renounce

Antonyms: accept, admit, embrace

How to Spell Repudiate

Syllables: re - pu - di - ate

Tricky part: It has four beats: re-pu-di-ate. The vowel after p is u, and after d it is i, not e. The d is single.

Watch out for: repudeate, repudate, repuddiate

Memory tip: Hear the middle as 'pew-dee': write u for the pew and i for the dee, then end with ate.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The minister repudiated the report, calling it completely false.

Example 2: She repudiated the rumour that she was leaving the school.

Example 3: The club repudiated the rude remarks made by one of its members.

Fun Fact

In Latin, repudium was the word for breaking off a promise of marriage, and repudiate grew from it.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: repudiate

a) accept
b) reject
c) deny
d) disown

Show answer

a) accept. To accept is to take something as true; the others refuse it.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

rep_d_ate

a) u, e
b) o, i
c) u, i
d) e, i

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c) u, i. Pu and di: u in the first gap and i in the second.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tidaruepe

a) retaliate
b) repeated
c) repudiate
d) punctuate

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c) repudiate. The d, u and p must all be used, and only repudiate does that in nine letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If a company repudiates a claim, it ____.

a) says the claim is false
b) pays for it
c) prints it
d) agrees with it

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a) says the claim is false

2. Repudiate is a formal word. In everyday speech you might say ____ instead.

a) flatly deny
b) quietly ask
c) loudly sing
d) gently agree

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a) flatly deny

Associated Words

intelligencedistinctivedropletstatisticsdemocracy
confessionexcitableconstitutionreproachdiffident

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