"self-refute" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: self-refutes [present, singular, third-person], self-refuting [participle, present], self-refuted [participle, past], self-refuted [past]
Etymology: self- + refute Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|refute}} self- + refute Head templates: {{en-verb}} self-refute (third-person singular simple present self-refutes, present participle self-refuting, simple past and past participle self-refuted)
  1. (intransitive) (of an idea or theory) To prove itself false by showing that falsehood is a logical consequence of the act or situation of holding it to be true. Tags: intransitive Derived forms: self-refutation
    Sense id: en-self-refute-en-verb-4JjXj0Cc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-

Inflected forms

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