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v. prove negative; show to be false

v. be in contradiction with

v. deny the truth of

v. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"

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refute, rebut, controvert

v. prove to be false or incorrect

repudiate

v. reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"

contrast, counterpoint

v. to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"

vary

v. be subject to change in accordance with a variable; "Prices vary"; "His moods vary depending on the weather"

refute, rebut

v. overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"

refute, rebut, controvert

v. prove to be false or incorrect

oppose, controvert, contradict

v. be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"

cancel, strike down

v. declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"

disprove, confute

v. prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

impugn

v. attack as false or wrong

challenge, dispute, gainsay

v. take exception to; "She challenged his claims"

oppose

v. be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"

kill

v. destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"

end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

v. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

cancel, offset, set off

v. make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"

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confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

agree

v. consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"

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