Repudiate
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

BAN
A decree that prohibits something

NIX
Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

RAT
Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

4 letters

OMIT
Leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

DUMP
A place where supplies can be stored; "an ammunition dump"

FAIL
Stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

TURN
Get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year"

DROP
The act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"

HATE
The emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

CAST
A violent throw

VARY
Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

OUST
Remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"

DENY
Refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"

MOCK
The act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"

5 letters

FLUSH
Sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

FLOUT
Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

SPURN
Reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

SAYNO

DEMUR
(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

BELIE
Represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"

BREAK
An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"

SCORN
Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"

DOUBT
Uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"

DODGE
An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

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REJECT
Reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

REFUSE
Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

FORGET
Be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"

GIVEUP
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

IGNORE
Be ignorant of or in the dark about

GOBACK
Regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"

DEPART
Go away or leave

DEFECT
A failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"

ADJURE
Ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

DESERT
Arid land with little or no vegetation

REPEAL
The act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

CANCEL
A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

REBUFF
A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

BANISH
Ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

FORBID
Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

REVOKE
The mistake of not following suit when able to do so

REFUTE
Overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"

DISOWN
Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

ABJURE
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

RECANT
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

LOATHE
Find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"

DETEST
Dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"

CUTOFF
Cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van"

7 letters

ABOLISH
Do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

DESPISE
Look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"

ABANDON
The trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"

DEFAULT
Loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default"

DISAVOW
Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

RESCIND
Cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

EXCLUDE
Prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"

GAINSAY
Take exception to; "She challenged his claims"

EXPLODE
Increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"

REVERSE
Turning in the opposite direction

ABANDON

DISAVOW

DECLINE
Change toward something smaller or lower

DIVERGE
Be at variance with; be out of line with

DISMISS
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

DISCARD
Getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable

CALLOFF
Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"

FORSAKE
Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

RETRACT
Pull away from a source of disgust or fear

CASTOFF
Get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

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SENDAWAY
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

OVERRIDE
Prevail over; "health considerations override financial concerns"

FORSWEAR
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

GETRIDOF
Do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

TAKEBACK
Bring back to the point of departure

ABDICATE
Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

DISHONOR
A state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"

TURNDOWN
Refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

TURNAWAY
Turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

DISPROVE
Prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

BRUSHOFF
Bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"

DISALLOW
Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

DISAGREE
Be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"

DISCLAIM
Make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"

RENOUNCE
Turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"

WITHDRAW
Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

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ELIMINATE
Eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"

LOSEMONEY

BLACKLIST
A list of people who are out of favor

BEAGAINST

DISCREDIT
Damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

REPROBATE
A person without moral scruples

BREAKWITH
End a relationship; "China broke with Russia"

SUPERSEDE
Take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

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APOSTATIZE
Abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

DISBELIEVE
Reject as false; refuse to accept

TERGIVERSE

CHANGEMIND

DISAPPROVE
Deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

CONTRAVENE
Deny the truth of

LOOKDOWNON
Regard with contempt; "the new neighbor looks down on us because our house is very modest"

DISINHERIT
Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

CONTRADICT
Prove negative; show to be false