| stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| sustain(verb, support, favor, defend, explain) |
| traverse(verb, cut, separate, cool, prevent) |
| uphold(verb, support, defend, explain, substantiate) |
| ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut) |
| abrogate(verb, confute) |
| assert(support, favor, defend, explain, substantiate) |
| contend(verb, support, consider, oppose, favor) |
| countercharge(verb, answer) |
| disavow(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse) |
| disclaim(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse) |
| disown(verb, cut, decline, separate, reject) |
| evert(verb, oppose, deny, expose, contest) |
| impugn(verb, challenge, deny, question, undo) |
| justify(verb, defend, explain, respond, substantiate) |
| riposte(verb, answer, counter, argue, respond) |
| shoot down(verb, expression, oppose, expose, contest) |
| squelch(verb, oppose, return, acknowledge, deny) |
| top(verb, oppose, return, acknowledge, deny) |
| turn down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, decline) |