2022-02-04 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – D - deny & repudiate

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2022-02-04

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – D - deny & repudiate

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Dictionary.com:

ออกเสียง Deny = “dih-NAHY”  

ออกเสียง Repudiate = ‘ri-PYOO-dee-yet”

 

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:

deny & repudiate

Each of these words has certain meanings that they do not share, 

but in the sense of stating that something is not true,

repudiate is the stronger, more emphatic term. 

 

One might deny that water seeks its own level; 

he might repudiate all of mankind’s accumulated observation and experience. 

 

Similarly, a father might deny a daughter use of the family automobile, 

but he would repudiate her only it he disowned her or threw her out of the house.

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Choose the Right Synonym for deny

Deny, Gainsay, Contradict, Contravene 

mean to refuse to accept as true or valid.

Deny implies a firm refusal to accept as true, to grant or concede, or to acknowledge the existence or claims of.  

denied the charges

Gainsay implies disputing the truth of what another has said.  

no one can gainsay her claims

Contradict implies an open or flat denial.  

her account contradicts his

Contravene implies not so much an intentional opposition as some inherent incompatibility.  

laws that contravene tradition 

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Choose the Right Synonym for repudiate

Decline, Refuse, Reject. Repudiate, Spurn 

mean to turn away by not accepting, receiving, or considering.

Decline often implies courteous refusal especially of offers or invitations.  

declined his party's nomination

Refuse suggests more positiveness or ungraciousness and often implies the denial of something asked for.  

refused to lend them the money

Reject implies a peremptory refusal by sending away or discarding.    rejected the manuscript as unpublishable

Repudiate implies a casting off or disowning as untrue, unauthorized, or unworthy of acceptance.  

teenagers who repudiate the values of their parents

Spurn stresses contempt or disdain in rejection or repudiation.  

spurned his overtures of friendship 

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Did you know?

In Latin, the noun repudium refers to the rejection of a spouse 

or prospective spouse, and the related verb repudiare means 

"to divorce" or "to reject." 

In the 16th century, English speakers borrowed repudiare 

to create the English verb repudiate,

which they used as a synonym of divorce 

when in reference to a wife 

and as a synonym of disown 

when in reference to a member of one's family. 

 

They also used the word more generally in the sense of 

"to reject or cast off." 

By the 18th century repudiate had also come to be used 

for the rejection of things 

that one does not accept as true or just, 

ranging from opinions and accusations to contracts and debts.

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Trend Watch

Repudiate

A rare point of bipartisan agreement following midterm elections 

When:

Lookups spiked on November 5, 2014.

Why:

After widespread victories by Republicans in the midterm elections, 

a rare point of bipartisan agreement was shown in the vocabulary 

used to describe Democratic losses.

 

Senator Rand Paul said: 

"Make no mistake, tonight is a repudiation of Barack Obama's policies and leadership." 

An aide to President Obama told the New York Times on Tuesday night that the president "doesn't feel repudiated." 

Even Jon Stewart used - and repeated - the word repudiation on his show.

 

Repudiate means "to refuse to accept or support (something)" 

or "to reject (something)."

Its original meaning in English was "to divorce" 

and comes from the Latin word that means "to reject" or "to divorce."

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Trend Watch

Refute/Repudiate

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin tweeted a word ..

When:

These words became top lookups on Merriam-Webster beginning July 19, 2010.

Why:

On July 18, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin tweeted a word 

that isn't in any dictionary:

 

Ground Zero Mosque supporters: 

doesn't it stab you in the heart, as it does ours throughout the heartland? Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate

Gov. Palin's coinage attracted interest in the two words 

that seemed to have been blended into refudiate.

 

Refute and repudiate have related meanings, 

and sound alike. 

Refute means "to deny something by providing evidence that proves it is false or incorrect"; 

repudiate means "to reject something as untrue or unfair."

 

Collins COBUILD English Usage:

deny

1. saying that something is not true

If you deny an accusation or a statement, 

you say that it is not true.

The accused women denied all the charges brought against them.

He denied that he was involved.

Gabriel denied doing anything illegal.

Be Careful!
Deny must be followed by an object, a that-clause, or an -ing form. 

 

You say, for example, 

'He accused her of stealing, but she denied it'. 

Don't say 'He accused her of stealing but she denied'.

Be Careful!
If someone answers 'no' 

to an ordinary question in which they are not accused of anything, 

don't say that they 'deny' what they are asked. 

Don't say, for example, 'I asked him if the train had left, and he denied it'. 

You say 'I asked him if the train had left, and he said no'.

She asked if you'd been in and I said no.

 

2. refusing to let someone have something

If you deny someone something that they need or want, 

you refuse to let them have it.

His ex-wife denied him access to his children.

Don't deny yourself pleasure.

Be Careful!
However, if someone says that 

they will not do something that someone asks them to do, 

don't say that they 'deny' it. 

You say that they refuse to do it or refuse.

Three employees were dismissed for refusing to join a union.

We asked them to play a game with us, but they refused.