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refute
verb
(re-fute)
overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
Synonyms:
rebut
,
Examples:
The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments.
refute
verb
(re-fute)
prove to be false or incorrect
Synonyms:
controvert
,
rebut
,
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refute
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disprove
,
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,
contradict
,
dispel
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
meet
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
disbelieve
,
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,
justify
,
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,
claim
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
ipsedixitism
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
implicate
,
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,
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,
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,
regurgitate
,
mischaracterize
,
parroted
,
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,
expound
,
allay
,
refute
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