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},
{
"ipa": "/dɪsˈpɹʉːv/",
"tags": [
"General-Australian"
]
},
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},
{
"rhymes": "-uːv"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"roman": "daḥaḍa",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "دَحَضَ"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "abvjarhácʹ",
"sense": "to refute",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "абвярга́ць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "abvjérhnucʹ",
"sense": "to refute",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "абве́ргнуць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "oprovergavam",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "опровергавам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "oborvam",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "оборвам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "bóchì",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "駁斥 /驳斥"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "vyvrátit"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "weerleggen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "ontkrachten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "osoittaa vääräksi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "kumota"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "réfuter"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "infirmer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "widerlegen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "antapodeiknýo",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "ανταποδεικνύω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "megcáfol"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "confutare"
},
{
"alt": "はんばくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "hanbaku suru",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "反駁する"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "refellō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "redarguō"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "unsōþian"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "desmentir"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "refutar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "oprovergátʹ",
"sense": "to refute",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "опроверга́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "oprovérgnutʹ",
"sense": "to refute",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "опрове́ргнуть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "opovrgnuti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "refutar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "rebatir"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "desmentir"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "desdecir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "motbevisa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "vederlägga"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "pabulaanan"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "sprostóvuvaty",
"sense": "to refute",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "спросто́вувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "sprostuváty",
"sense": "to refute",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "спростува́ти"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "gwrthbrofi"
}
],
"word": "disprove"
}
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