repudiate
/ɹɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/verb
repudiate is spelled R-E-P-U-D-I-A-T-E: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, repudiate means “To reject the truth or validity of; to deny” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in repudiate?
| Letters | 9: R-E-P-U-D-I-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,108th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is repudiate?
Repudiate appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce repudiate?
- US /ɹɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/
- US /ɹəˈpjuː.di.eɪt/
Repudiate has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-repudiate.ogg, En-au-repudiate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of repudiate
- repudiates present, singular, he/she/it
- repudiating participle, present
- repudiated participle, past
- more repudiate comparative
- most repudiate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does repudiate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
- 2
To refuse to have any relation to; to disown.
- 3
To refuse to pay or honor (a debt).
- 4
To be repudiated.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteRepudiated by a husband, divorced.
- 2
obsoleteRepudiated after betrothal or engagement.
- 3
obsoleteSet aside, rejected.
noun
- 1
obsoleteA divorced wife.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Repudiate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | répudier, nier |
| German | verleugnen, abstreiten, leugnen, zurückweisen , verstoßen |
| Spanish | repudiar , desconocer |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does repudiate come from?
First attested in 1543; from Latin repudiātus, the perfect passive participle of repudiō (“to cast off, reject”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from repudium (“rejection, repudiation, divorce”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).