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It was a grand misunderstanding, wrote the progressive critic Franz Servas in 1895, to believe that one could "refute" and thereby "surpass" Nietzsche.Der progressive Kritiker Franz Serväs bezeichnete es 1895 als grobes Mißverständnis zu glauben, man könne Nietzsche »widerlegen« und damit »überwinden«.Aschheim, Steven E / The Nietzsche Legacy in Germany, 1890-1990Aschheim, Steven E / Nietzsche und die DeutschenNietzsche und die DeutschenAschheim, Steven E© 1992 by The Regents of the University of California© 2000 J. B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH in StuttgartThe Nietzsche Legacy in Germany, 1890-1990Aschheim, Steven E© 1992 by The Regents of the University of California
There were therefore a number of insecure elements in the quantitative results. In the circumstances the Commission concluded that the evidence concerned could not be said either to confirm or refute the proposition which it was seeking to prove.Die quantitativen Ergebnisse enthielten demnach mehrere unsichere Faktoren und konnten den Standpunkt der Kommission daher weder bestätigen noch widerlegen.© Europäische Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 08.04.2011© European Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 08.04.2011
The conformity assessment body shall be given prompt notice by the other Party and an opportunity to present information in order to refute the contestation or to correct the deficiencies which form the basis of the contestation;Die Konformitätsbewertungsstelle wird von der anderen Vertragspartei unverzüglich benachrichtigt und erhalt die Möglichkeit, Informationen vorzulegen, um die Anfechtung zurückzuweisen, oder die der Anfechtung zugrunde liegenden Mangel zu beheben.© Europäische Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 11.05.2011© European Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 11.05.2011
Thus did Bodoeri paint Falieri's merits in the most brilliant colours, and refute, in advance, all objections to him, till every vote was at length given in his favour.So strich Bodoeri Falieris Verdienste wacker heraus und wußte jedem Einwand im voraus zu begegnen, bis endlich alle Stimmen sich zu Falieris Wahl einten.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
And he said, «I refute it thus.»Und sagte: Ach widerlege es folgendermaßen.Baxter, Stephen / TimeBaxter, Stephen / ZeitZeitBaxter, Stephen© 1999 by Stephen Baxter© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenTimeBaxter, Stephen© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
The new observations did not refute the existence of a cosmological term.Die neuen Beobachtungen widerlegten die Existenz der kosmologischen Konstante nicht.© 1995-2012 Project Syndicatehttp://www.project-syndicate.org/ 6/16/2012© 1995-2012 Project Syndicatehttp://www.project-syndicate.org/ 6/16/2012
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refute
verb
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Past | refuted |
Imperative | refute |
Present Participle (Participle I) | refuting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | refuted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I refute | we refute |
you refute | you refute |
he/she/it refutes | they refute |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am refuting | we are refuting |
you are refuting | you are refuting |
he/she/it is refuting | they are refuting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have refuted | we have refuted |
you have refuted | you have refuted |
he/she/it has refuted | they have refuted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been refuting | we have been refuting |
you have been refuting | you have been refuting |
he/she/it has been refuting | they have been refuting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I refuted | we refuted |
you refuted | you refuted |
he/she/it refuted | they refuted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was refuting | we were refuting |
you were refuting | you were refuting |
he/she/it was refuting | they were refuting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had refuted | we had refuted |
you had refuted | you had refuted |
he/she/it had refuted | they had refuted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been refuting | we had been refuting |
you had been refuting | you had been refuting |
he/she/it had been refuting | they had been refuting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will refute | we shall/will refute |
you will refute | you will refute |
he/she/it will refute | they will refute |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be refuting | we shall/will be refuting |
you will be refuting | you will be refuting |
he/she/it will be refuting | they will be refuting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have refuted | we shall/will have refuted |
you will have refuted | you will have refuted |
he/she/it will have refuted | they will have refuted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been refuting | we shall/will have been refuting |
you will have been refuting | you will have been refuting |
he/she/it will have been refuting | they will have been refuting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would refute | we should/would refute |
you would refute | you would refute |
he/she/it would refute | they would refute |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be refuting | we should/would be refuting |
you would be refuting | you would be refuting |
he/she/it would be refuting | they would be refuting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have refuted | we should/would have refuted |
you would have refuted | you would have refuted |
he/she/it would have refuted | they would have refuted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been refuting | we should/would have been refuting |
you would have been refuting | you would have been refuting |
he/she/it would have been refuting | they would have been refuting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am refuted | we are refuted |
you are refuted | you are refuted |
he/she/it is refuted | they are refuted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being refuted | we are being refuted |
you are being refuted | you are being refuted |
he/she/it is being refuted | they are being refuted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been refuted | we have been refuted |
you have been refuted | you have been refuted |
he/she/it has been refuted | they have been refuted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was refuted | we were refuted |
you were refuted | you were refuted |
he/she/it was refuted | they were refuted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being refuted | we were being refuted |
you were being refuted | you were being refuted |
he/she/it was being refuted | they were being refuted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been refuted | we had been refuted |
you had been refuted | you had been refuted |
he/she/it had been refuted | they had been refuted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be refuted | we shall/will be refuted |
you will be refuted | you will be refuted |
he/she/it will be refuted | they will be refuted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been refuted | we shall/will have been refuted |
you will have been refuted | you will have been refuted |
he/she/it will have been refuted | they will have been refuted |