refute

To prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by argument or proof.

To deny the accuracy or truth of.

To repudiate.

See refuit.

To disprove and overthrow by argument or countervailing proof; prove to be false or erroneous: as, to refute a doctrine or an accusation.

To overcome in argument; prove to be in error: as, to refute a disputant.

Synonyms Confute and Refute agree in representing a quick and thorough answer to assertions made by another. Confute applies to arguments, refute to both arguments and charges.

To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute

To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

To deny the truth or correctness of (something).