eine Theorie widerlegen
to refute/disprove a theory
Türkçe: teoriyi çürütmek
In a sentence
Die Studentin widerlegt die Theorie mit einem einfachen Gegenbeispiel.
How it is used
Means 'to refute/disprove a theory' with counter-evidence. Neutral to formal register, common in academic arguments. A professor might say this after presenting contradictory data. Stronger than 'widerlegen' implies logical proof.
Other verbs that go with Theorie
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- eine Theorie aufstellento put forward a theory
- eine Theorie bestätigento confirm a theory
- eine Theorie stützen / untermauernto support/bolster a theory
- eine Theorie verwerfento reject/discard a theory
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