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refudiate

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈfjuː.di.eɪt/

The English word “refudiate” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To repudiate, to oppose.

Etymology

Blend of refute + repudiate. Often associated with Sarah Palin's infamous 2010 lapsus linguae. A few rare attestations predate the 1970s. Since then the word has been uncommon although not rare, but many written occurrences of the word focus on prescriptively repudiating its use; it remains nonstandard.

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