Refute and Recant

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Refute

Refute verb - To declare not to be true.
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Recant and refute are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recant" instead a verb "Refute".
Nearby Words: refutation, refutable, refuting

Recant

Recant verb - To solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to).
Usage example: the Inquisition forced Galileo to recant his support of the Copernican observation that the earth revolves around the sun
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Refute and recant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Refute" instead a verb "Recant".
Nearby Words: recantation, recanting

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belief refute belief recant belief
claim refute claim recant claim
theory refute theory recant theory
statement refute statement recant statement
Other words: testimony.
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