(~s, refuting, ~d)
1.
If you ~ an argument, accusation, or theory, you prove that it is wrong or untrue. (FORMAL)
It was the kind of rumour that it is impossible to ~.
= disprove
VERB: V n
2.
If you ~ an argument or accusation, you say that it is not true. (FORMAL)
Isabelle is quick to ~ any suggestion of intellectual snobbery.
= deny
VERB: V n