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Verb
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To demonstrate or expose to the falsehood of something
disprove
contradict
discredit
confute
refute
debunk
rebut
controvert
deny
explode
expose
repudiate
confound
disconfirm
falsify
gainsay
invalidate
negate
negative
shoot down
call into question
contravene
deceive
disaffirm
disagree
oppose
be at odds with
prove false
make a nonsense of
prove to be false
shoot full of holes
show to be false
give the lie to
knock the bottom out of
shoot down in flames
blow out of the water
drive a coach and horses through
contest
argue against
argue
object to
take issue with
retract
debate
attack
argue with
renounce
take exception to
confront
criticizeUS
combat
fight
resist
abjure
abnegate
recant
disacknowledge
quarrel with
rebuff
answer
fault
abandon
be hostile to
defy
parry
forswear
criticiseUK
revoke
renege
buck
dissent from
battle
contend
find fault with
cast off
stand up to
complain about
cavil at
find lacking
give up
take a stand against
protest against
carp at
call in question
knock
be against
be anti
withstand
counteract
eschew
repel
declare untrue
relinquish
prevent
block
crush
address
brush aside
squelch
tackle
hinder
thwart
forsake
withsay
contend with
cancel
cast aside
neutralizeUS
neutraliseUK
reverse
spurn
fight against
refuse
disapprove of
argue about
quibble over
show up
impeach
thumbs down
give thumbs down to
cancel out
put up a fight against
turn your back on
declare to be untrue
face down
refuse to acknowledge
divorce oneself from
wash hands of
have bone to pick
impair
dismiss
surrender
condemn
censure
convict
burn
naysay
call in
resign
decline
counterclaim
abdicate
burn down
dispose of
reply to
denounce
minimizeUS
disparage
minimiseUK
deprecate
belittle
turn back on
call out
dare
withspeak
differ
defend against
plead against
retaliate against
enquireUK
say the opposite of
demur against
demur about
come to blows with
be a dissenter from
rebel against
test
face off
feud with
inquireUS
litigate
rally against
remonstrate
throw down
accost
investigate
interrogate
rival
discuss
examine
moot
refuse to accept
bar
check
counterattack
altercate
canvass
bandy
face
dislike
canvas
wrangle
renig
welsh
disinherit
obstruct
pettifog
ditch
drop
back-pedal
take
struggle against
cut off
drop out
gainstay
dissent
protest
assail
assault
disapprove
bombard
withstay
encounter
taunt
contend over
take back
weasel out of
go back on word
worm out of
end relations with
send packing
speak out against
strive against
repulse
deflect
pick a bone
dissent against
hammer away at
quibble about
put up argument
differ with
agitate against
curb
ban
begrudge
restrain
exclude
forgo
taboo
sacrifice
forbid
cut off without a penny
wash your hands of
refuse to recognize
have nothing more to do with
turn the tables
speak against
frown at
set your face against
stand up and be counted against
be in defiance of
not countenance
search out
take issue
take a stand
fend off
stave off
retort to
respond to
pick an argument with
argue the pros and cons of
call on
enjoin from
keep back
not buy
hold back
hit back at
wonder about
have an argument about
say no to
turn thumbs down
vie
bilk
retaliate
backtalk
meet
counterwork
circumvent
frustrate
hold at bay
return
beat
pit
foil
offset
dash
disappoint
match
respond
stand in the way
hit back
play off
more ❯
“I was a first year medical student when I first realized that outward appearances occasionally belie the truth.”
Verb
▲
To hide or conceal something (literally or figuratively)
conceal
disguise
misrepresent
distort
cover
falsify
warp
blanket
cloak
curtain
enshroud
hide
mask
obscure
occult
screen
shroud
suppress
veil
airbrush
colourUK
misinterpret
blot out
colorUS
garble
miscolor
mislead
misstate
paper over
pervert
twist
trump up
gloss over
put a spin on
give a false account of
give a false idea of
juggle
fiddle with
influence
misattribute
put words in somebody's mouth
misuse
abuse
masquerade
misemploy
prostitute
profane
misapply
overemphasizeUS
modify
amplify
inflate
overestimate
amend
overstress
overplay
emphasizeUS
cook up
catastrophize
enlarge
exalt
put on
cook the books
hike
boost
brag
boast
heighten
expand
overemphasiseUK
emphasiseUK
lay it on thick
blow out of proportion
make a mountain out of a molehill
make too much of
blow up out of all proportion
patch
moldUS
shape
mouldUK
quote
flimflam
diddle
finagle
quote incorrectly
tilt
tip
weight
slope
misshape
weigh
train
concentrate
focus
aim
direct
point
gerrymander
engineer
give a false impression of
manoeuvreUK
arrange
trim
rearrange
shuffle
arrange fraudulently
transform
maneuverUS
trick
swindle
revamp
edit
revise
rework
throw off balance
change round
divert
overvalue
aggrandize
mess about with
make changes to
make adjustments to
make alterations to
meddle with
misappropriate
deflect
subvert
over-elaborate
elaborate
oversell
mock up
pretend
perform magic
overpitch
add colour
mistreat
cut
spike
ruin
alloy
spoil
desecrate
steer
animalize
outrage
veer
water
brainwash
seduce
exploit
mishandle
lay on
lay it on with a shovel
pile it on
make a federal case of
draw the longbow
big up
up
caricature
stretch the truth
pile it on about
shoot a line
pyramid
lay it on with a trowel
romance
pretty up
make a big thing of
lay it on with a trowel about
intensify
go to extremes
blow something out of all proportion
make a production out of
make a drama out of a crisis
lay it on thick about
loud talk
overexaggerate
paint
smear
deal rapidly with
distemper
decorate
liberate
vindicate
pull a veil over
blanch
daub
treat as unimportant
exonerate
dissipate
embezzle
mismanage
waste
squander
steal
defalcate
falsely represent
make bad use of
make a pretense of
feign
bluff
simulate
pass someone off
sham
emphasize too much
make a big thing out of
blow up
draw the long bow
play up
put up a smoke screen
put on a false front
put on a front
be dishonest about
give a false identity to
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“Her looks belie her 50 years.”
Verb
▲
To contradict or show to be false
give lie to
Verb
▲
To defy or frustrate
mock
disappoint
cheat
deceive
defeat
defy
foil
fool
mislead
delude
disobey
dupe
elude
frustrate
rebel against
thwart
beguile
betray
challenge
double-cross
juggle
let down
sell out
Verb
▲
Stretch the truth
prevaricate
lie
cavil
dodge
equivocate
hedge
palter
quibble
shuffle
tergiversate
deceive
fence
flannel
pussyfoot
shilly-shally
sidestep
be evasive
evade
fabricate
fib
shift
stall
temporiseUK
temporizeUS
vacillate
beat about the bush
con
dissemble
distort
dither
exaggerate
falsify
fudge
garble
invent
jive
misrepresent
misspeak
misstate
be non-committal
be vague
dodge the issue
parry questions
sidestep the issue
beg the question
phony up
put off
put on
stretch the truth
duck the issue
hum and haw
stall for time
beat around the bush
give a false colour to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make hurtful and untrue comments about
defame
slander
libel
smear
malign
traduce
vilify
discredit
calumniate
denigrate
disparage
besmirch
blacken
stigmatiseUK
stigmatizeUS
asperse
back-bite
bad-mouth
disgrace
knock
rubbish
decry
detract
dishonourUK
insult
tarnish
cast aspersions on
run down
slur
derogate
speak evil of
speak ill of
vilipend
vituperate
blacken the character of
blacken the name of
blister
deprecate
dishonorUS
lie about
offend
pan
roast
scandaliseUK
scandalizeUS
scorch
slam
throw mud at
villainize
fling mud at
give a bad name
slag off
sling mud at
tell lies about
drag through the mire
drag through the mud
run a smear campaign against
cast a slur on
cast slur on
do a hatchet job on
put zingers on
do a number on
abuse
censure
degrade
stain
reproach
debase
put down
bring into disrepute
give a black eye
criticizeUS
dump on
slate
criticiseUK
impugn
lower
deride
shame
soil
besmear
disrespect
diss
befoul
bash
spot
rip
trash
dis
reflect badly on
spoil
diminish
bring shame upon
trash-talk
bring shame on
minimizeUS
berate
blotch
pour scorn on
lambaste
pull apart
discount
bring discredit to
breathe on
reduce
take to pieces
denounce
have a go at
inveigh against
poor-mouth
minimiseUK
skewer
tar and feather
hammer
cry down
rip up and down
dismiss
humiliate
mudsling
lay into
contemn
tear into
rap
hit out at
spread lies about
rail against
play down
talk down
write off
kiss off
pummelUS
monster
bag
jump on
pummelledUK
ridicule
abase
fulminate against
mock
cheapen
humble
detract from
castigate
sully the reputation of
badmouth
accuse
speak badly of
snub
excoriate
savage
wound
blame
scorn
underestimate
scold
blast
demean
throw brickbats at
slang
pull to pieces
mortify
foul
chasten
sink
do down
deflate
taunt
cut to the quick
pooh-pooh
take down
pillory
take down a peg
brand
blacken the reputation of
mistreat
conduct a smear campaign against
chide
harm
spatter
reprimand
rebuke
blemish
crucify
undervalue
lambast
zing
upbraid
oppress
underrate
scathe
undermine
poison
skin alive
trivializeUS
provoke
potshot
belaborUS
reprove
vex
rip up
disdain
downgrade
slap
miscall
ruin
compromise
spurn
annoy
be rude to
call someone names
kick in the teeth
persecute
bad mouth
upset
blow off
hit where one lives
minify
disoblige
disfavourUK
disfavorUS
belabourUK
tongue-lash
flame
find fault with
call names
misprize
disconsider
treat lightly
trivialiseUK
put in a bad light
scoff at
make light of
find fault
drag someone's name through the mud
vituperate against
reflect on
show up
sneer at
attaint
dispraise
hold cheap
cut down to size
pick holes in
slag
gossip about
backstab
gossip
lie
spite
prejudice
pervert
criticize unfairly
downplay
nag
crack
caricature
burlesque
write false reports about
travesty
sizzle
mark
accuse falsely
devaluate
lessen
pollute
dirty
opprobriate
bespatter
admonish
flay
spread tales about
ride
hose
drag through mud
sell short
mark wrong
reprobate
lecture
give black eye
cast aspersion
look down on
discountenance
clamor against
fault
desecrate
disregard
own
cut down
shout at
cuss out
swear at
debauch
make lose face
corrupt
ream
harangue
chastise
drag name through mud
take a swipe at
give a bad name to
lose face
put someone in their place
make someone eat crow
take down a peg or two
cause to lose face
despise
dig
demonizeUS
cuss
caluminate
voodoo
jinx
carpet
demoniseUK
rate
pique
dress down
rag on
call down
devalue
rake over the coals
give a talking-to
maltreat
ill-treat
laugh off
laugh at
put hooks in
rile
take to task
lash
growl
rail
irk
cheat
ill-use
take apart
bawl out
tie into
sail into
light into
tell off
lay down the law
anger
disgruntle
needle
bother
rankle
distress
gall
expose
puncture
shoot
disesteem
bring into disfavour
destroy
put a whammy on
yell at
rip into
beat up on
bark at
chew out
show in a bad light
put out
put
frown upon
blow up
give a zinger
confront
give the cold shoulder
tear a strip off
give someone a dressing-down
rebuff
bring to naught
aggrieve
trespass
wrong
read the riot act
cause offence to
ignore
sledge
shun
poke full of holes
knock bottom out of
take rug out from under
do wrong to
do injury to
do a disservice to
do an injustice to
offend against
irritate
tease
flout
gird
cut dead
treat disrespectfully
jeer
aggravate
scoff
miff
impose upon
sin against
chop
insinuate
push
cap
hurt someone's feelings
give someone the cold-shoulder
take advantage of
do the dirty on
step on one's toes
cut up
slap in the face
pooh pooh
take a dig at
to denigrate
tear to pieces
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause to have no value or effect
negate
cancel
invalidate
void
annul
nullify
repeal
rescind
abrogate
neutraliseUK
neutralizeUS
reverse
retract
revoke
countermand
undo
avoid
abate
abolish
cancel out
disannul
dissolve
null
overrule
quash
vacate
make ineffective
obviate
overturn
render invalid
annihilate
blackball
contravene
countercheck
cross
ding
disprove
dump
frustrate
impugn
kill
oppose
redress
remove
render null and void
roll back
stonewall
strike down
traverse
vitiate
wipe out
break with
put down
turn down
turn thumbs down
fly in the face of
axeUK
axUS
butcher
ravage
flatten
trounce
slay
rout
clobber
execute
thrash
assassinate
level
drub
knock off
off
blow out
crucify
hammer
put to death
blow away
paste
pound
beat hollow
spoil
subdue
own
make mincemeat of
whack
stuff
bump off
mow down
cut down
wipe the floor with
overcome
defeat utterly
skunk
ice
stiff
top
lay waste
dispose of
croak
shellac
smoke
turn inside out
whip
marmalize
take to the cleaners
mar
wreak havoc on
vanquish
sabotage
damage
despoil
desecrate
lick
do to death
snuff
take the life of
disrupt
repress
cut to pieces
put paid to
end the life of
tank
unbuild
do for
blight
fell
put away
scrag
polish off
cause the death of
give someone a drubbing
check
dash
scotch
run rings around
quench
bulldoze
sink
blast
win a resounding victory over
pillage
sack
stifle
leave in ruins
raze to the ground
best
scupper
silence
depredate
subjugate
make away with
blow out of the water
devour
get
weed out
bust
crash
give someone a pasting
mess up
bring someone to their knees
carry off
triumph over
worst
take apart
break down
take
dilapidate
spoliate
wax
put to sleep
injure
consume
leave desolate
screw up
foul up
curb
cripple
louse up
take someone's life
put to the sword
write off
plunder
crack down on
deface
ravish
crack
fragment
claim
smother
master
disfigure
disintegrate
nip in the bud
mangle
reduce
raid
queer
clamp down on
kill off
batter
make a mess of
trample
smash up
harm
blow a hole in
bring to ruin
ransack
disassemble
smite
stymie
disable
depopulate
vandalizeUS
rape
uproot
give a drubbing to
botch
split
burst
splinter
muck up
ruinate
scourge
dismember
snap
hit
shiver
banjax
vandaliseUK
dish
put out
floor
slap down
throw down
rive
prevail over
get the better of
lay waste to
overrun
take down
send to the gas chambers
pip at the post
walk over
put out of commission
lay in ruins
pull to pieces
wrack up
destabilizeUS
hamper
loot
foil
incapacitate
obscure
douse
incinerate
exhaust
interrupt
deplete
scorch
prevent
maraud
conceal
obstruct
impoverish
prang
cane
dynamite
harry
be victorious over
depress
outplay
cover
play havoc with
strip
unseat
immolate
lynch
muller
rob
control
afflict
taint
surmount
bankrupt
guillotine
outclass
slam
separate
destabiliseUK
reduce to ruins
outmaneuverUS
outmanoeuvreUK
skin
scrunch
rend
choke
swamp
mutilate
maim
shipwreck
humble
deep-six
cruel
euchre
blow to bits
run rings round
wallop
divide
overbear
overmatch
deck
upend
dampen
walk all over
smash to smithereens
give someone the works
snow under
whomp
tan
lambaste
wipe off map
terminate with extreme prejudice
give someone a hiding
bear down
win against
sit on
cut off
put out of action
edge out
dash to pieces
damage beyond repair
reduce to rubble
tear up
throw a spanner in the works of
wreak havoc
part
make hash of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
bring about the downfall of
bust up
crack up
wipe
dust
walk away
stun
emulsify
soften
combine
blend
mash
avenge
torment
attack
cool
lower
stamp something out
chasten
chastise
displace
pick apart
pacify
subject
subordinate
rub someone out
kayo
threaten
squish
rip down
banish
exsect
grease
put end to
burn away
take away
mess
bollix
let down
rupture
commit genocide
rifle
knock the stuffing out of
ethnically cleanse
mass murder
gun down
torture
stick
tear
spray paint
knock someone off
crool
scar
cut a swath through
stain
do one in
take care of
outfight
beat up
put in their place
put in the shade
checkmate
intrude on
put out of your mind
bomb
scatter
send to kingdom come
run onto the rocks
pile up
get tough on
disappoint
decay
reave
perforate
puncture
empty
make desolate
havoc
knock to pieces
destroy root and branch
wipe off face of earth
mark out
rub off
defile
poison
bodge
make a hash of
glitch up
put a damper on
take off
take severe measures against
take stern measures against
come down heavily on
supplant
unsettle
blanket
dowse
fall to pieces
fall to bits
blow down
cast down
prey
pirate
wrest
foray
seize
capture
forage
drive to the wall
move in for the kill
restrain
dethrone
oust
depose
explode
reduce to nothing
bring to nothing
wreak havoc upon
clean out
give the coup de grâce
administer the coup de grâce
turn out
stub out
detect
damp down
stagger
defeat heavily
defeat easily
implode
sunder
rift
moisten
dampen down
whelm
overmaster
oppress
erode
fade
clamp down
get tough
keep in check
crack down
cow
blow up
immobilizeUS
undercut
halt
arrest
jeopardizeUS
compromise
come down on
tighten up on
keep under control
spend
cover over
bowl over
demoraliseUK
grind down
demoralizeUS
win
astonish
immobiliseUK
gain mastery over
render speechless
gain a victory over
render incapable
lay low
wolf
put lid on
keep inside
keep in
drive underground
hold down
beat down
bottle
trample on
clamp
hold in
shush
spike
stem
render helpless
render powerless
come down on like a ton of bricks
rebel
invert
blow to pieces
tarnish
deteriorate
debilitate
diminish
flog
steamroll
smooth away
wear away
rub away
engulf
sweep someone off his
knock for six
take someone's breath away
pommel
whitewash
torch
gobble up
edge
powder
fragmentize
crunch
splinterize
fragmentalize
smatter
wound
devitalize
blemish
impede
corrupt
corrode
enervate
deconstruct
entrap
outjump
outflank
ambush
route
outrun
drown
outhit
flax
absorb
drain
envelop
expend
tear to pieces
put in toilet
shade
obfuscate
batten
eclipse
darken
break into pieces
cross up
crab
inconvenience
debase
wither
endamage
sap
shock
bloody
flaw
enfeeble
plow under
work over
dismount
demount
pull apart
take to cleaners
take it all
get around
run roughshod over
pwn
nose out
win a victory over
do down
crush to smithereens
blow apart
take to bits
strip down
unrig
rough up
detract from
shake up
hurt
jeopardiseUK
combust
scald
chuck
cremate
carboniseUK
carbonizeUS
rip to pieces
denude
pull to bits
take to pieces
part out
deprive
denudate
rip to shreds
bare
disrobe
divest
use up
play out
draw down
lose
cause detriment to
do harm to
be detrimental to
bin
throw a monkey wrench into
cover up
make dark
hold back
pass out
keel over
put at risk
decommission
eject
recycle
toss out
expel
clear out
destroy by fire
burn up
reduce to ashes
burn to the ground
burn down
burn to a crisp
render ineffective
eighty-six
toss
unload
exorcizeUS
exorciseUK
cashier
pitch
go through
shuck off
have
craze
overreach
outsmart
crimp
outfox
cramp
slough
cast
slough off
chuck away
lay by
chuck out
cast off
forsake
balls up
get shot of
get shut of
make waves
put out to pasture
fling off
throw on the scrapheap
consign to scrap heap
fling away
see the back of
garroteUS
garrotteUK
suffocate
strangle
asphyxiate
hang
sacrifice
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be licensed
be liable to
be liable for
be liable
Belgradian
Belgrader
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be
bel
beli
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