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refute

Verb B1 – Intermediate

To prove that a claim or argument is wrong.

"The scientist refuted the theory with new experimental data."

"Refute" is sometimes used loosely to mean "deny," but careful writers save it for cases where something has actually been proven false.

Synonyms

disprove rebut