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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Repudiated , long past
Hi, Does this example with the word correct for the word repudiated in my text?
to repudiate a suggestion / (shake off?)
"Long past" it is something that has passed? Thanks
"The church has not repudiated the plural marriages of nineteenth-century Mormons, but they are long past."
to repudiate a suggestion / (shake off?)
"Long past" it is something that has passed? Thanks
"The church has not repudiated the plural marriages of nineteenth-century Mormons, but they are long past."
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" Here, the use of "long passed" means that the people in plural marriages of the 19th century are now dead.
- " Here, the use of "long passed" means that the people in plural marriages of the 19th century are now dead.
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Again - if you check your dictionary you would see that "repudiate" means to refuse to accept or be associated with, not "shake off."
Here, the use of "long passed" means that the people in plural marriages of the 19th century are now dead.
Here, the use of "long passed" means that the people in plural marriages of the 19th century are now dead.
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Hi
"The church has not rejected the truth of the plural marriages of nineteenth-century Mormons, but they are very old(old-fashioned)."
Prajwal
"The church has not rejected the truth of the plural marriages of nineteenth-century Mormons, but they are very old(old-fashioned)."
Prajwal
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Then you should ask your question exactly as you have stated your intentions to me.
May I replace "rejected" with "repudiated" in the following sentence?
May I replace "rejected" with "repudiated" in the following sentence?
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Flowersa, you should be looking for the "best" word, not the most "interesting" word. By studying a regular dictionary and thesaurus you can determine the word that best fits your purposes. Learner's dictionaries are often geared to the most simple explanation and this is a perfect example. "Shake off" is a possibility, but given the rest of the text and its context, I am certain that your level
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The Oxford Dictionary (NOT the learner's version).
http://oxforddictionaries.com/
http://oxforddictionaries.com/
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