Past tense of repudiate
regular verb
The past tense of repudiate is repudiated. The past participle is also repudiated.
Forms of repudiate
| Base form (V1) | repudiate /ɹɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | repudiated |
| Past participle (V3) | repudiated |
| Present participle | repudiating |
| Third person singular | repudiates |
Repudiated in a sentence
- Signed up for a stupor-second tour when the loved one repudiated him Par Avion.2006, J. G. Hayes, A Map of the Harbor Islands, →ISBN, page 25. From the entry par avion
- It led willy-nilly to technological determinism, a philosophy that Mumford, the axiologist, generally repudiated.1990, Thomas Hughes, “Review of Lewis Mumford: A Life by Donald Miller,”, in Technology and Culture, volume 31, number 4, page 914. From the entry axiologist
- Bolsheviki had repudiated the four-billion-dollar debt which the government of the Tsar had contracted with the bankers.1919, Upton Sinclair, chapter 15, in Jimmie Higgins. From the entry debt
- During the past two years we have been at great pains to elaborate a constructive programme to be followed after the wage-earners had repudiated wagery.1968, Ken Coates, Anthony Topham, Tony Topham, Industrial Democracy in Great Britain, page 40. From the entry wagery
- Hence "wildcat" strikes are outlawed, unless the circumstances are so unusual that the unions have ceased really to represent the workers and are repudiated by them.1963, Austin Fagothey, “Work and Wages”, in Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice, 3rd edition, St. Louis, Mo.: C. V. Mosby…. From the entry wildcat strike
Meaning of repudiate
- verb To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
- verb To refuse to have any relation to; to disown.
- verb To refuse to pay or honor (a debt).
Questions about the past tense of repudiate
- What is the past tense of repudiate?
- The past tense of repudiate is repudiated.
- What is the past participle of repudiate?
- The past participle of repudiate is repudiated.
- Is repudiate a regular or irregular verb?
- Repudiate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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