refute

1. (transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.Examples: "After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every thing in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, "I refute it thus.""Synonyms: debunk, disprove, rebutAntonyms: confirm, affirm, demonstrate, provetransitive

2. (transitive, proscribed) To deny the truth or correctness of (something).Synonyms: dispute, deny, repudiate, rebut, gainsay, counterargue, rejectAntonyms: affirm, accept, embrace, professproscribedtransitive