Demonstrate and Refute

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Demonstrate

Demonstrate verb - To gain full recognition or acceptance of.
Usage example: you must demonstrate your scientific thesis before a jury of your professional peers
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Synonyms for Demonstrate
Antonyms for Demonstrate
Refute is an antonym for demonstrate in disprove topic.
Nearby Words: demonstration, demonstrative, demonstrable, demonstrator, demonstrating

Refute

Refute verb - To prove to be false.
Usage example: the victories of African-American athlete Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics effectively refuted the racial views of the Nazis
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Synonyms for Refute
Antonyms for Refute
Demonstrate is an antonym for refute in prove topic.
Nearby Words: refutation, refutable, refuting
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Common collocations

belief demonstrate belief refute belief
power demonstrate power refute power
kind demonstrate kind refute kind
point demonstrate point refute point
Other words: results.
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