English–German

“refute” in German

German

Pronunciation

IPA/ˌviːdɐˈleːgn̩/

Example

Er widerlegte die falsche Behauptung.

He refuted the false claim.

Illustration for widerlegen (refute)

How to say “refute” in German

“Refute” in German is widerlegen.

A disputed statement is placed under decisive counterevidence until it can no longer stand.

Full entry for widerlegen: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with widerlegen

Neue Daten widerlegen die bisherige These.

New data refute the previous hypothesis.

Tips for using widerlegen

  • The past participle is widerlegt, not gewiderlegt, because widerlegen has an inseparable prefix.

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