refutar — meaning in English

English meaning

• disprove verb To show that a claim, theory, or belief is false.
• rebut verb To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
• 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.
• upend (transitive, figurative) To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.

rebut — full definition

1. verb To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
2. verb To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.

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