confute

1. Prove to be false (synset 200669342)
   "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"
   is a type of: contradict, negate - prove negative; show to be false
   subtypes:

   • explode - show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
   • controvert, rebut, refute - prove to be false or incorrect
   • falsify - prove false
   same as: disprove

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