Counteract and Refute

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Counteract verb - To balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective.

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Refute and counteract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refute" instead a verb "Counteract".

Refute verb - To declare not to be true.

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Counteract and refute are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counteract" instead a verb "Refute".

Nearby Words: refutation, refutable, refuting

power	counteract power	refute power
kind	counteract kind	refute kind

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