All 4 Uses of
repudiate
in
The Prince and The Pauper
- It was a perplexing puzzle, and occupied him a long time; but he ended, finally, with the conviction that she did know him, and had repudiated him for interested reasons.†
Chpt 27
- men whose faces Hendon remembered more or less distinctly, came, by day, to gaze at the 'impostor' and repudiate and insult him;
Chpt 27 *repudiate = strongly reject
- When the mysteries were all cleared up, it came out, by confession of Hugh Hendon, that his wife had repudiated Miles by his command, that day at Hendon Hall—a command assisted and supported by the perfectly trustworthy promise that if she did not deny that he was Miles Hendon, and stand firmly to it, he would have her life; whereupon she said, "Take it!†
Chpt Cncl.
- —she did not value it—and she would not repudiate Miles; then the husband said he would spare her life but have Miles assassinated!†
Chpt Cncl.
Definition:
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(repudiate) strong rejection -- especially when the idea or thing being rejected was once embraced