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English to Spanish Dictionary

refute Meaning in Spanish (refute significado en español)

refutar
refutar in English:refute
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de refute en español es refutar. (Demostrar que (una afirmación o teoría) es errónea o falsa; contradecir.)

Definitions of Refute

  1. 1
    verb
    refutar

    To prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.

    Demostrar que (una afirmación o teoría) es errónea o falsa; contradecir.

Example Sentences

formal

“She managed to refute all the accusations against her.”

Ella logró refutar todas las acusaciones en su contra.

business

“The lawyer presented evidence to refute the witness's testimony.”

El abogado presentó pruebas para refutar el testimonio del testigo.

formal

“It is difficult to refute a well-researched argument.”

Es difícil refutar un argumento bien investigado.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In English:

disproverebutcontradictnegateinvalidate

Antonyms (Antónimos)

Inflected Word Forms

third person singularrefutes
past tenserefuted
present participlerefuting
nounrefutation
adjectiverefutable

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

refute an argumentcollocation

To prove an argument to be wrong or false.

refute a claimcollocation

To provide evidence that a claim is incorrect.