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Entkräften Translations, meanings and synonyms
"Entkräften" is used as verb with the meaning of "weaken", "refute" or "invalidate".
Essential properties of "entkräften"
Its most important properties are:
Properties
- Infinitive: entkräften
- Simple past: entkräftete
- Participle: entkräftet
regulartransitive
Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.
Meanings of "entkräften" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms
It has the meanings and uses detailed below:
1.) "Weaken or refute an argument/theory"
- Definition: "To weaken or refute an argument or theory."
- Translation(s): weaken, refute, invalidate, disprove
- Synonym(s): widerlegen, schwächen
- Antonym(s): bestätigen, stärken
- Related word(s): widerlegen, widerstehen
📝 Some usage examples:
- Er konnte das Argument seines Gegners entkräften.
- Die neuen Beweise entkräften die alte Theorie.
- Sie versuchte, die Vorwürfe gegen sie zu entkräften.
2.) "Exhaust or weaken someone physically"
- Definition: "To make someone lose strength or energy; to exhaust someone."
- Translation(s): exhaust, weaken, debilitate, drain
- Synonym(s): erschöpfen, schwächen
- Antonym(s): stärken, kräftigen
- Related word(s): erschöpfen, ermüden
📝 Some usage examples:
- Die lange Wanderung hat ihn völlig entkräftet.
- Nach der Krankheit war sie sehr entkräftet.
- Der Marathon entkräftete die Läufer.