What is the Spanish word for "disprove"?

Learn how to say "disprove" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

disprove

Spanish

refutar

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Alternative translations of "disprove"

desmentir
contradecir
rechazar

Examples of how to use "disprove" in Spanish

English
Can you disprove his strange theory?
Spanish
¿Puedes refutar su extraña teoría?
English
Scientists often disprove old ideas.
Spanish
Los científicos a menudo refutan ideas antiguas.
English
The team disproved the false claim.
Spanish
El equipo refutó la afirmación falsa.
English
She is disproving the rumor now.
Spanish
Ella está refutando el rumor ahora.
English
They have disproved that bad theory.
Spanish
Han refutado esa mala teoría.

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