121 entries under refute topic. ×

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cross(verb, attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
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demolish(verb, upset, break, expose)
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disavow(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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disclaim(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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disown(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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expose(verb, upset, break, attack, fight)
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invalidate(verb, upset, break, deny, expose)
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defeat(verb, upset, break, deny, expose)
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discredit(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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overthrow(upset, break, discredit, confound, contradict)
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parry(verb, upset, break, expose)
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shut up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, break)
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silence(verb, upset, break, expose)
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abnegate(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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blackball(undo, reverse, contradict, void)
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disallow(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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evert(verb, deny, quash, disprove)
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impugn(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, deny)
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nullify(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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overturn(verb, upset, break, deny, expose)
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