refute

refute

refute (third-person singular simple present refutes, present participle refuting, simple past and past participle refuted)

1. (transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
   • 1791, James Boswell, The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.:

     After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeleys ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every thing in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it.

2. (transitive) To deny the truth or correctness of (something).
   • 1791, James Boswell, The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.:

     I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, ""I refute it thus.""

	smentire
	Dimostrare la falsità o l'infondatezza di ciò che è stato detto o scritto.

confutare

oppugnare

respingere

rifiutare

rifiutarsi

rinviare

vomitare

Altri significati:

To prove to be false or invalid.

(transitive) To deny the truth or correctness of (something).

to prove (something) to be false or incorrect

(transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

to deny the truth or correctness of (something)

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