| Meaning | prove to be false. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonym | disprove | |
| Narrower | explode | show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete |
| falsify | prove false | |
| refute, rebut, controvert | prove to be false / false or incorrect | |
| Broader | negate, contradict | prove negative |
| Opposite | prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew | Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment |
| Spanish | refutar | |
| Adjectives | confutative | able to be refuted |
| Nouns | confutation | evidence that refutes conclusively |
| confutation | the speech act of refuting conclusively | |
| confuter | a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument | |
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