refute

/ɹɪfjˈuːt/

/ɹɪfˈjut/

to refute

MAIN VERB

réfuter

overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

Synonymes : rebut

réfuter

to state that something is incorrect or false based on evidence

Synonymes : controvert

Exemples

1. An international arbitration panel in The Hague refuted China’s claims in 2016.

2. Forensic experts refuted this claim.

3. However, the character of some people refutes this idea completely.

4. http://upload.youtube.com/closedcpation?cid=mmxj I refute a little bit the notion of a dichotomy between values and evidence.