"refel" meaning in English

See refel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: refels [present, singular, third-person], refelling [participle, present], refelled [participle, past], refelled [past], refell [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin refellere, from re- + fallere (“to deceive”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|refellere}} Latin refellere Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} refel (third-person singular simple present refels, present participle refelling, simple past and past participle refelled)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To refute, disprove (an argument); to confute (someone). Tags: obsolete, transitive

Inflected forms

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