| VERB | communication | refute, rebut | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | refute, rebut, controvert | prove to be false / false or incorrect |
| Sounds | rihfyuw't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | absolute ... uproot: 83 rhymes with uwt... | |
| Meaning | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" | |
| Synonym | rebut | |
| Narrower | answer | Give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) |
| oppose, controvert, contradict | Be resistant to | |
| Broader | disown, renounce, repudiate | Cast off |
| Spanish | rebatir, refutar | |
| Catalan | refutar | |
| Nouns | refutation | any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something |
| refutation | the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions | |
| refuter | a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument | |
| Meaning | prove to be false / false or incorrect. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | rebut, controvert | |
| Broader | disprove, confute | prove to be false |
| Spanish | contradecir, rebatir, refutar | |
| Catalan | refutar | |
| Nouns | refutation | the act of determining that something is false / false / false / false / false |
| refutation | any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | |
| refuter | a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument | |
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