I.to show to be false; to disprove, rebut, confute, refute, repel (class.; “syn.: refuto, redarguo): nosque ipsos redargui refellique patiamur,” Cic. Tusc. 2, 2, 5: tu me γεωμετρικῶς refelleras, id. Att. 12, 5, 3: “in quo licet mihi fingere, si quid velim, nullius memoriā jam me refellente,” id. de Or. 2, 2, 9; id. Ac. 2, 6, 15: “testem,” Quint. 5, 7, 9; 5, 13, 3; 12, 8, 14; Suet. Aug. 56 al.; “opp. confirmare,” Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90; so Quint. 3, 9, 6; 5, 2, 2; 5, 7, 36; “12, 1, 45: refellere et redarguere nostrum mendacium,” Cic. Lig. 5, 16: “sensus,” Lucr. 4, 479: “dicta,” Verg. A. 4, 380; 12, 644: “opprobria,” Ov. M. 1, 759: “ea magis exemplis quam argumentis,” Cic. de Or. 1, 19, 88; 1, 20, 90: “praedicta re et eventis,” id. Div. 2, 47, 99: “orationem vitā,” id. Fin. 2, 25, 81: “quae dicta sunt,” id. ib. 4, 28, 80: “crimen ferro,” Verg. A. 12, 16.
rĕ-fello , felli, 3, v. a. fallo, qs. falsum redarguere; cf.: “si id falsum fuerat, filius Cur non refellit?” Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 54,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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