1 verb disprove, prove wrong TRANSITIVEbréagnaigh verb c m uto refute a theoryteoiric a bhréagnúhe refuted the criticsbhréagnaigh sé an lucht critice2 verb deny claim TRANSITIVEséan verb c m uwe strongly refute the allegationsséanaimid na líomhaintí go láidir