refute
verb [T] /rɪˈfjuːt/ formalDefinition
› to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false: to refute a person/theory/argument/claimDenying and contradicting refutation /ˌref.jʊˈteɪ.ʃən/ noun [C or U]
(Definition of refute verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- answer (sb) back phrasal verb
- apparently adverb
- backtrack verb (CHANGE OPINION)
- change your tune idiom
- contradict verb
- contradiction noun
- defensive adjective
- deniable adjective
- denial noun (NOT ALLOW)
- denial noun (NOT TRUE)
- deny verb (NOT TRUE)
- disabuse verb
- dispute verb
- fly in the face of sth idiom
- in the same breath idiom
- make (a) nonsense of sth idiom
- oxymoron noun
- rebut verb
- rebuttal noun
- stand sth on its head idiom
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