Retract and Refute

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Retract

Retract verb - To solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to).
Usage example: the newspaper was forced to retract the story, which turned out to be based on fabricated reporting
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Refute and retract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refute" instead a verb "Retract".
Nearby Words: retraction, retracted, retracting, retractation, retraced

Refute

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

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claim retract claim refute claim
idea retract idea refute idea
story retract story refute story
statement retract statement refute statement
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