widerlegen — meaning in English

English meaning

• disprove verb To show that a claim, theory, or belief is false.
• falsify verb To alter information dishonestly, usually to deceive someone.
• refute verb To prove that a claim or argument is false or wrong.

Senses

widerlegen is used for these senses in English:

• disprove (transitive) To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
• falsify (science, otherwise, archaic) To prove to be false.
• refute (transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

falsify — full definition

1. verb To alter information dishonestly, usually to deceive someone.
2. verb To prove something to be false.

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