Refute and Reason

Refute

Refute verb - To declare not to be true.

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

Nearby Words: refutation, refutable, refuting

Reason

Reason verb - To state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration.
Usage example: he tried to reason that no one in their right mind would buy his brother's old video games, but they were put on the online auction anyway

Refute and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Refute" instead a verb "Reason".

Common collocations

power refute power reason power
people refute people reason people
kind refute kind reason kind
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