EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to refute, to deny, to disprove...
to draw a line...
to revise; to review...
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/pa-bu-la-AN-an/
FIL: Itanggi o patunayan na hindi totoo ang isang pahayag, paratang, o paniniwala.
EN: to refute, to deny, to disprove
This is what you do when your friend posts an old, unflattering photo of you. You slide into the comments to **pabulaanan** the chismis that you ever looked like that. It's the official verb of damage control. "I object, your honor!"
From `pa-` + `bulaan` (false, liar) + `-an`. To declare something as false.
ROOT MEANING: false; deceitful; liar
A formal word often used in legal, academic, or journalistic contexts to mean 'to formally deny' or 'disprove'.
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🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang pabulaanan ang mga akusasyon laban sa kanya sa harap ng korte.
🇺🇸 He tried to refute the accusations against him in front of the court.
🇵🇭 Mahirap pabulaanan ang isang katotohanan na may matibay na ebidensya.
🇺🇸 It is difficult to disprove a fact that has strong evidence.
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