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[scooke]

2d deny (6)?e?u?e (refuse and refute fit ,which is best?

[gangesboy]

refute

[scorpiojo]

Refute

[elliemay1]

refute has a stronger meaning

[gangesboy]

changed my mind - refuse

[scooke]

Looked up thesaurus,refuse has deny as synonym,but refute does not

[chelle7272]

refute

deny or contradict (a statement or accusation).
"a spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias"
synonyms: deny, reject, repudiate, rebut, declare to be untrue; More
contradict;
formalgainsay
"a spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias"
antonyms: accept

[dannyk13]

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/refuse?s=t
Verb.2

[chelle7272]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/refute

[mac44]

And Bradford's has deny for both.

[dannyk13]

As has the OED.