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apostatise, apostatize, tergiversate
abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
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abjure, forswear, recant, resile, retract
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
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swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw
take back what one has said
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rebut, refute
overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
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deny
refuse to accept or believe
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abnegate
deny or renounce
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contradict, controvert, oppose
be resistant to
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answer
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)