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refute verb abnegate, belie, cancel, confute, contend, contradict, contravene, controvert, crush, debate, defeat, demolish, deny, destroy, disaffirm, disclaim, discredit, dissose of, disprove, explode, falsify, gainsay, impugn, negate, oppose, oppugn, overthrow, parry, prove false, quash, rebut, redarguere, refellere, repel, repudiate, retort, squelch, tear down, traverse See also: answer, avoid, cancel, conflict, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, countercharge, countervail, cross, debate, defeat, disaccord, disaffirm, disagree, disallow, disown, disprove, dispute, gainsay, impugn, invalidate, negate, oppose, oppugn, overthrow, parry, rebut, reply How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Such refutations did not prevail and protect blacks from such prejudice like that of Hoffman's. Radical teachers who advance their views in their courses and professional roles should be willing to justify them to students or a public audience, and to present substantive refutations to conservatives, rather than just assuming the rectitude of their political viewpoint and giving the impression of imposing it unilaterally on students. His refutations were stern, attacking the accusations head-on, shunning no point of contention, thereby deftly disarming those who because of the veil of secrecy that enveloped the convention, reckoned that the product must be pernicious. |
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