RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

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To reject a claim, idea, or association as invalid or unacceptable.

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repudiate

The writer publicly repudiated the quotation attributed to her.
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The refund provided restitution for the extra amount the member had paid. The chair also chose to repudiate a suggestion that the committee had approved duplicate billing as a way to raise funds, since the records showed an entry error rather than such a decision.
From Putting the Record Right.
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