121 entries under refute topic. ×

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overcome(verb, upset, break, expose)
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prove false(verb, expression, upset, break, deny)
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prove wrong(verb, expression, upset, break, expose)
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put down(verb, expression, upset, break, deny)
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quash(verb, deny, undo, reverse, contradict)
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rebuff(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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refuse(verb, decline, reject, renounce, disagree)
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restrain(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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reverse(verb, attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
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sacrifice(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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say no to(verb, expression, idiom, decline, reject)
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set aside(verb, expression, upset, break, expose)
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spurn(verb, decline, reject, refuse, renounce)
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taboo(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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take exception to(verb, expression, idiom, decline, reject)
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tap(upset, break)
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throw out(expression, discredit, confound, contradict, invalidate)
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top(verb, deny, quash, disprove)
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turn down(verb, expression, decline, reject, refuse)
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turn thumbs down(verb, expression, idiom, decline, reject)
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