Query and Refute

Query

Query verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.

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

Nearby Words: queried, querying, querist

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

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

Nearby Words: refutation, refutable, refuting
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