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Refuse, deny or contradict - English lesson

To say that something is not true.
Example:
The doctor denied having caused the death of his client by giving the wrong medication.

➡️ refuse:

🔹 To say that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do.
Example:
Little Nicolas refuses to do his homework.

🔹 To say that you don't want something that has been offered to you.
Example:
Little Nicolas refused the help of his sister. He didn't want to do the homework at all, either with or without help.

🔹 When a thing doesn't do what you want or expect it to do.
Example:
Despite a year of expensive private tuition in maths, Anton's brain still refuses to add 1 and 1 correctly.

➡️ contradict:

🔹 To say that something somebody else has said is wrong and that the opposite is true.
Example:
"My wife is the most beautiful woman on Earth," claims Brian.
"No!" contradicts his mate Steve. "Mine is much more beautiful!"

🔹 When two pieces of evidence are so different from each other that one of them must be wrong.
Example:
The news on TV often contradicts reality.

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