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refel
[
ri-
fel
]
re·fel
/
rɪˈfɛl
/
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ri-
fel
]
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verb (used with object),
re·felled,
re·fel·ling.
Obsolete
.
to refute or disprove.
Origin:
1520–30;
<
Latin
refellere,
equivalent to
re-
re-
+
-fellere
(combining form of
fallere
to deceive)
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to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
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