refute
verb
[ rɪˈfjuːt ]
• prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.
• "these claims have not been convincingly refuted"
Similar:
disprove,
prove wrong/false,
show/prove to be wrong/false,
rebut,
confute,
give the lie to,
demolish,
explode,
debunk,
discredit,
invalidate,
shoot full of holes,
shoot down (in flames),
blow sky-high,
controvert,
negative,
Origin:
mid 16th century : from Latin refutare ‘repel, rebut’.
