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To shoot down is to bring something from the sky to the ground by gunfire or missiles: The fighter jet was shot down over enemy territory.
Figuratively, to shoot down an idea, proposal, or person is to reject or dismiss them decisively: She shot down every suggestion he made.
The literal sense implies destruction; the figurative implies quick, sometimes harsh dismissal.
- refuteProve something untrue
- criticizeJudge unfavorably, vocally
- rebutDisprove by argument
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- targetObject of pursuit
intercept · takes out · deny · dismiss · dissuade · cold water · fire · belittle · humiliate · debunk · tears apart · invalidate · oppose · counter · destroy · aim · undermine · disprove
acceptance/rejection of ideas or proposals
shoots downapproves
Formally accepts or endorses
accepts · endorses · greenlights · embraces · okays
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