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self-refuting

self-refuting is the present participle and gerund of self-refute.

Meaning of self-refute

Verb

self-refute (third-person singular simple present self-refutes, present participle self-refuting, simple past and past participle self-refuted)

  1. (intransitive) (of an idea or theory) To prove itself false by showing that falsehood is a logical consequence of the act or situation of holding it to be true.
    • Moreover it is philosophical suicide, since it self-refutes.2008, Graham Dunstan Martin, Living on Purpose: Meaning, Intention, and Value

Questions about self-refuting

What is self-refuting the present participle and gerund of?
Self-refuting is the present participle and gerund of self-refute.

Words near self-refuting in the dictionary

  1. self-refutation
  2. self-refutations
  3. self-refute
  4. self-refuted
  5. self-refutes
  6. self-refuting
  7. self-regard
  8. self-regarding
  9. self-regards
  10. self-regenerating
  11. self-regeneration

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