verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
Examples
a. 2008, Alan Moore writes in the subsection, Dr. Manhattan: Super-powers and the Superpowers, pg. iii, of Chapter IV, in Watchmen The suggestion that the presence of a superhuman has inclined the world more towards peace is refudiated by the sharp increase in both Russian and American nuclear stockpiles since the advent of Dr. Manhattan.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
