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scooke | 10:32 Sat 10th Sep 2016 | Crosswords
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2d deny (6)?e?u?e (refuse and refute fit ,which is best?
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http://www.dictionary.com/browse/refuse?s=t Verb.2
10:38 Sat 10th Sep 2016
refute
Refute
refute has a stronger meaning
changed my mind - refuse
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Looked up thesaurus,refuse has deny as synonym,but refute does not
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
And Bradford's has deny for both.
As has the OED.

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