repudiate
ἔστιν οὖν τραγῳδία μίμησις πράξεως σπουδαίας καὶ τελείας μέγεθος ἐχούσης, ἡδυσμένῳ λόγῳ χωρὶς ἑκάστου τῶν εἰδῶν ἐν τοῖς μορίοις, δρώντων καὶ οὐ δι' ἀπαγγελίας, δι' ἐλέου καὶ φόβου περαίνουσα τὴν τῶν τοιούτων παθημάτων κάθαρσιν → Tragedy is, then, a representation of an action that is heroic and complete and of a certain magnitude—by means of language enriched with all kinds of ornament, each used separately in the different parts of the play: it represents men in action and does not use narrative, and through pity and fear it effects relief to these and similar emotions.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
Disclaim: P. and V. ἀπαξιοῦν (Eur., El. 256). Disown: P. and V. ἀπειπεῖν, ἀναίνεσθαι (Dem. and Plat. but rare P.), V. ἀπεύχεσθαι (Aesch., Eum 608). Reject: P. and V. ἀπωθεῖν (or mid.), παρωθεῖν (or mid.), διωθεῖσθαι, Ar. and V. ἀποπτύειν. Stand aloof from: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.), ἐξίστασθαι (gen.). Disinherit: P. ἀποκηρύσσειν. Deny: P. and V. ἀρνεῖσθαι, ἀπαρνεῖσθαι, ἐξαρνεῖσθαι, V. καταρνεῖσθαι. Repudiate a debt: P. ἐξαρνεῖσθαι (Plat., Rep. 465C). He repudiates the contract he swore to Athenodorus to observe: P. ἃς ὤμοσε πρὸς τὸν Ἀθηνόδωρον συνθήκας ἔξαρνος γίγνεται (Dem. 677). Nothing will prevent all contracts from being repudiated: P. οὐδὲν κωλύσει ἅπαντα τὰ συμβόλαια διαλύεσθαι (Dem. 1297).
