| abandon(verb, reject, deny, renounce, retract) |
| abjure(verb, decline, reject, refuse, deny) |
| advocate(support, favor, defend, explain, substantiate) |
| agitate(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge) |
| argue for(verb, expression, support, favor, sustain) |
| avert(verb, stop, separate, reject, prevent) |
| bar(verb, defend) |
| beat back(verb, expression, cut, separate, cool) |
| beat off(verb, expression, cut, check, separate) |
| blow sky-high |
| blow sky high(expression, idiom, upset, break, oppose) |
| brush off(verb, expression, cut, check, separate) |
| canvass(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge) |
| cast aside(verb, expression, cut, separate, cool) |
| chase away(verb, expression, cut, separate, cool) |
| check(verb, cut, separate, cool, prevent) |
| claim(verb, support, favor, return, acknowledge) |
| conflict(verb, confute) |
| counterattack(verb, defend) |
| cover(verb, defend) |