Question and Refute

Question

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

Refute and question are semantically related in challenge topic. In some cases you can use "Refute" instead a verb "Question".

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

Question and refute are semantically related in challenge topic. Sometimes you can use "Question" instead a verb "Refute".

Nearby Words: refutation, refutable, refuting

Common collocations

belief question belief refute belief
power question power refute power
people question people refute people
right question right refute right
Other words: story, actions, existence, claims.
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