- refute, rebut - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"
--1 is one way to renounce, repudiate
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun rebutter2, noun rebutter1, noun rebuttal1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- refute, rebut, controvert - prove to be false or incorrect
--2 is one way to disprove, confute
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun rebutter1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something