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1. (v.t.) refute
to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
2. refute
to prove (a person) to be in error.
Etymology: (1505–15; < L refūtāre to check, suppress, refute, rebut =re-re - +-fūtāre presumably, “to beat” (attested only with the prefixes con- and re-; cf. confute ))
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1. (verb) refute, rebut
overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
"The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"
2. (verb) refute, rebut, controvert
prove to be false or incorrect
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1. (verb) refute
to disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments; to refute testimony; to refute opinions or theories; to refute a disputant
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Sense: to prove that (a person, statement etc) is wrong
You can easily refute his argument.
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 Afrikaans: verkeerd bewys |
 Arabic: يَدْحَض |
 Bulgarian: опровергавам |
 Brazilian: refutar |
 Czech: vyvrátit |
 German: widerlegen |
 Danish: modbevise |
 Greek: ανατρέπω επιχείρημα |
 Spanish: refutar |
 Estonian: kummutama |
 Farsi: اشتباه کسی را اثبات کردن |
 Finnish: kumota |
 French: réfuter |
 Hebrew: לְהַפרִיך |
 Hindi: खण्डन करना |
 Croatian: pobiti, opovrgnuti |
 Hungarian: megcáfol |
 Indonesian: membuktikan kesalahan |
 Icelandic: hrekja, afsanna |
 Italian: confutare |
 Japanese: 論破する |
 Korean: 반박하다 |
 Lithuanian: atmesti, paneigti, sugria |
 Latvian: atspēkot |
 Malay: menyangkal, menolak |
 Dutch: weerleggen |
 Norwegian: tilbakevise, motsi |
 Polish: podważyć, obalić |
 Persian: اشتباه کسی را اثبات کردن |
 Pashto: درواغ اثباتول، ردول،غلط ا |
 Portuguese: refutar |
 Romanian: a combate, a respinge |
 Russian: опровергать |
 Slovak: vyvrátiť, dokázať nespráv |
 Slovenian: ovreči |
 Serbian: opovrgnuti |
 Swedish: vederlägga, motbevisa |
 Thai: พิสูจน์ว่าไม่จริง |
 Turkish: delillerleçürütmek |
 Taiwanese: 駁斥 |
 Ukrainian: спростовувати |
 Urdu: رد کرنا |
 Vietnamese: bác bẻ |
 Chinese: 反驳 |
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