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  • 51denounce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stigmatize, condemn, decry, censure; arraign, charge, accuse; curse, rail at. See accusation, condemnation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. condemn, charge, blame, accuse, decry, censure, criticize, indict …

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  • 52deny — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. contradict, negate; refuse, withhold; doubt, reject; oppose, protest; renounce, doom. See negation, refusal, rejection. Ant., acknowledge, admit. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. contradict, dispute,… …

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  • 53impeach — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. accuse, charge, indict, arraign; censure, cite, impute; try, court martial. See accusation, lawsuit. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. criticize, charge, accuse, arraign, impugn, challenge, denounce, indict …

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  • 54Negation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Negation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 negation negation abnegation Sgm: N 1 denial denial Sgm: N 1 disavowal disavowal disclaimer Sgm: N 1 abjuration abjuration Sgm: N 1 contradiction contradiction …

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  • 55pugnacious — [17] Latin pugnus meant ‘fist’ (it may have been related to Greek pugmé ‘fist’, source of English pygmy). From it was derived the verb pugnāre ‘hit with the fist’, hence ‘fight’, which has given English impugn [14], repugnant [14], and, via the… …

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  • 56pugnacious — [17] Latin pugnus meant ‘fist’ (it may have been related to Greek pugmé ‘fist’, source of English pygmy). From it was derived the verb pugnāre ‘hit with the fist’, hence ‘fight’, which has given English impugn [14], repugnant [14], and, via the… …

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  • 57con´tra|dict´er — con|tra|dict «KON truh DIHKT», transitive verb. 1. to say that (a statement) is not true; deny: »He contradicted the rumor that he was moving to another town. SYNONYM(S): impugn, dispute. See syn. under deny. (Cf. ↑deny) 2. to say the opposite of …

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  • 58con´tra|dic´tor — con|tra|dict «KON truh DIHKT», transitive verb. 1. to say that (a statement) is not true; deny: »He contradicted the rumor that he was moving to another town. SYNONYM(S): impugn, dispute. See syn. under deny. (Cf. ↑deny) 2. to say the opposite of …

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  • 59con´tra|dict´a|ble — con|tra|dict «KON truh DIHKT», transitive verb. 1. to say that (a statement) is not true; deny: »He contradicted the rumor that he was moving to another town. SYNONYM(S): impugn, dispute. See syn. under deny. (Cf. ↑deny) 2. to say the opposite of …

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  • 60con|tra|dict — «KON truh DIHKT», transitive verb. 1. to say that (a statement) is not true; deny: »He contradicted the rumor that he was moving to another town. SYNONYM(S): impugn, dispute. See syn. under deny. (Cf. ↑deny) 2. to say the opposite of what (a… …

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