gave the lie to

Verb

simple past tense of give the lie to

Japanese Meaning

「give the lie to」の単純過去形です。

The new evidence gave the lie to the professor's long-held theory, forcing a complete revision of his conclusions.

その新たな証拠は教授の長年の理論を覆し、彼の結論を全面的に見直させた。

Sense（1）

simple past tense of give the lie to

gave the

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