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refute

verb

Reveal meaning and examples

To demonstrate that a claim or argument is false.

The original photograph refuted the claim that the building had only one entrance.
Dictionary practice example.
A volunteer tried to rebut the claim that the smaller room would take less time by describing the extra stands it required. Photographs could refute the narrower assertion that all four walls were available for hanging work, since one entire wall was blocked by fixed shelving.
From Answering the Argument.
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