verb
refute
rih-FYOOT/rɪˈfjuːt/
to show that a claim or accusation is false
The researcher refutes the prediction by pointing to contradictory experimental evidence.
Etymology
Latin refutare joins the image of driving something back with the sense of disproving it. To refute a statement is to overcome it with argument or countervailing proof.
In context
if you wanted to refute somebody like like me, you want to say you guys are wrong
More examples
- She uses bank records to refute the accusation of theft.
- The experiment refuted a widely accepted theory.
- Refuting a rumor takes more than simply denying it.
Forms
refute · refutes · refuted · refuting
refutation noun — the act of proving a claim false
refutable adjective — capable of being shown to be false