refute
I
verb
abnegate, belie, cancel, confute, contend, contradict, contravene, controvert, crush, debate, defeat, demolish, deny, destroy, disaffirm, disclaim, discredit, dispose of, disprove, explode, falsify, gainsay, impugn, invalidate, negate, oppose, oppugn, overthrow, parry, prove false, quash, rebut, redarguere, refeliere, repel, repudiate, retort, squelch, tear down, traverse
II
index
answer (reply), avoid (cancel), conflict, contradict, contravene, controvert, countercharge, countervail, cross (disagree with), debate, defeat, disaccord, disaffirm, disagree, disallow, disown (deny the validity), disprove, dispute (contest), dispute (debate), gainsay, impugn, invalidate, negate, oppose, oppugn, overthrow, parry, rebut, reply
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006