| puncture(verb, discredit, repudiate, confound, contradict) |
| put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, break) |
| put to silence(expression, idiom, confutation) |
| reduce to silence(expression, idiom, confutation) |
| refuse(verb, reject, disregard, ignore, mock) |
| resist |
| squelch(oppose, expose, contest, counter, repudiate) |
| tap(verb, upset, break, refute, disprove) |
| thrash out(expression, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge) |
| toss around(expression, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge) |
| weaken(verb, reduce, ruin, subdue, discredit) |
| abhor(verb, reject, disregard, ignore, mock) |
| altercate(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge) |
| answer conclusively |
| antagonize |
| argue(verb, consider, maintain, oppose, dispute) |
| argue against(verb, expression, oppose, expose, contest) |
| argue down |
| astonish(verb, confuse, mistake, baffle, muddle) |
| avoid(verb, reject, disregard, ignore, mock) |