refutar — meaning in English

English meaning

• disprove verb To show that a claim, theory, or belief is false.
• rebut verb To force something or someone backwards, pushing it away.
• refute verb To prove that a claim or argument is false or wrong.

Senses

refutar is used for these senses in English:

• disprove (transitive) To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
• rebut To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.
• refute (transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

rebut — full definition

1. verb To force something or someone backwards, pushing it away.
2. verb To argue that a claim is false, usually by giving evidence against it.

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