refudiate
refudiate · refudiates · refudiated · refudiating
To repudiate, to opposeTo repudiate, to oppose.
/ɹɪˈfjuː.di.eɪt/
Meaning
1 senses(nonstandard)To repudiate, to oppose.
Origin
Blend of refute + repudiate. Often associated with Sarah Palin's infamous 2010 lapsus lingBlend 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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Forms
refudiates, refudiating, refudiated, refudiated| Base form | refudiate · to refudiate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | refudiates |
| Present participle | refudiating |
| Past simple | refudiated |
| Past participle | refudiated |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle