Refute and Suppress

Refute

Refute verb - To declare not to be true.

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

Nearby Words: refutation, refutable, refuting

Suppress

Suppress verb - To keep from being publicly known.

Refute and suppress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Refute" instead a verb "Suppress".

Common collocations

power refute power suppress power
evidence refute evidence suppress evidence
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