confute

Found in thesaurus: contradict, negate

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confute
v. prove wrong, disprove

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Objection (argument)
In informal logic an objection (also called expostulation or refutation), is a reason arguing against a premiselemma, or main contention. An objection to an objection is known as a rebuttal.

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confute

Verb
1. prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"
(synonym) disprove
(hypernym) negate, contradict
(hyponym) explode
(derivation) rebutter, disprover, refuter, confuter


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confutar
v. confute, disprove; squash

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confutar
v. confute, disprove