ripudiare

to repudiate

verb ree-poo-DYAH-reh Rare

Origin: Latin repudiare (to reject, divorce)

Also means

to renounce

Usage Note

Ripudiare carries a strong sense of moral or legal rejection; historically it referred to a husband repudiating his wife, a sense now archaic. In modern Italian it is used for renouncing an inheritance (ripudiare un'eredità) or formally disavowing a doctrine or person. It is more emphatic than the neutral rifiutare.

Examples

"Ha deciso di ripudiare l'eredità del padre."

Natural Translation

He decided to renounce his father's inheritance.

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