"refute sth" in German to refute sth. etw. widerlegen etw. bestreiten etw. zurückweisen Detailed translations for "refute sth" to refute sth. 1. general to refute sth.(also: to disprove sth.) etw. widerlegen{transitive verb} 2. elevated to refute sth. etw. bestreiten to refute sth.(also: to disavow sth., to brush off sth, to repudiate sth.) etw. zurückweisen