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refute in English:

1. to prove someone to be mistaken or a statement to be untrue



English word "refute"(to prove someone to be mistaken or a statement to be untrue) occurs in sets:

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2. the verb refute is to prove that something is wrong



3. disprove


The allegations have been disproved.
I ate lots of onion and I did not feel ill so that disproves my theory that it is onion which makes me sick.

4. irrefutable


Even today, his theory remains practically irrefutable.
It is the irrefutable evidence of the last 200 years.

English word "refute"(irrefutable) occurs in sets:

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5. prove to be false



6. deny


Don't deny!
The main point of Dennett's book, in short, is to deny the existence of inner mental states.
However, the singer does not deny her ancestry.
We should deny our children things too sweet.
That is why the U.S. government has gone to court to protect the right of women and girls to wear the hijab, and to punish those who would deny it.
Yes, I was there. I don't deny it.
Jim denied drinking during the party. I cannot deny that he made me angry.
I don't deny/ I not denying taking the books but Andy said it would by okay
If somebody accused me of something I didn't do, I'd deny the accusation
"they deny any responsibility for the tragedy"
The spokesman refused either to confirm or deny the reports. He never denied that he said those things.
Together they deny him and his people a place in history.
With all of these flying contraptions zipping around, it's hard to deny that they seem awfully reminiscent of regular old remote‐control helicopters and planes.
They had evidence that she killed him, so she couldn't deny it.
Don’t deny committing this crime – everybody knows you are guilty.

7. prove to be false or incorrect



English word "refute"(prove to be false or incorrect) occurs in sets:

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