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опровергавам — meaning in English

oprovergavam

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English meaning

  • belie verb To lie around; encompass.
  • confute verb To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute.
  • contradict verb To say something that is the opposite of, or inconsistent with, another statement.
  • deny verb To state that something is not true.
  • disprove verb To show that a claim, theory, or belief is false.
  • falsify verb To alter information dishonestly, usually to deceive someone.
  • impugn verb To assault, attack.
  • refute verb To prove that a claim or argument is false or wrong.

Senses

опровергавам is used for these senses in English:

  • belie (transitive) To contradict, to show (something) to be false. [from 17th c.]
  • confute (transitive, now, _, rare) To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute.
  • contradict To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements).
  • deny (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
  • disprove (transitive) To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
  • falsify (science, otherwise, archaic) To prove to be false.
  • impugn (transitive) To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of.
  • refute (transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

belie — full definition

  1. verb To lie around; encompass.
  2. verb To surround; beleaguer.

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