Refute and Say

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Refute

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

Say

Say verb - To express (a thought or emotion) in words.
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Refute and say are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Refute" instead a verb "Say".
Nearby Word: saying

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people refute people say people
words refute words say words

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  • One of the listeners, when spoken to, will refute the speaker's claims by saying he certainly had more than one thing that he can say.
    Source: Breaking The Fourth Wall / Video Games
  • The Treachery of Images According to Boswell, Samuel Johnson's response to this was to kick a rock and say, "I refute it thus."
    Source: The Treachery of Images
  • Comic Book / Watchmen Hitler Ate Sugar: Though in this case used to refute a logical fallacy rather than commit one; the implication is not "because Hitler was a vegetarian, all vegetarians are evil", but rather "because Hitler was a vegetarian, it's not safe to say that vegetarianism automatically means one is a saint".
    Source: Comic Book / Watchmen
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