refute

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
To deny the truth or correctness of (something); to reject or disagree with an accusation.

rĭ-fyo͞ot rə-fyo͞ot /ɹɪˈfjuːt/ /ɹəˈfjuːt/ /ɹɪˈfjut/ /ɹəˈfjut/ en-us-refute.ogg /ɹɪˈfjʉːt/ en-au-refute.ogg /ɹəˈfjʉːt/

refute refutes refuting refuted no-table-tags glossary refutest refutedst refuteth

From Latin refūtō (“refute, repudiate”).

debunk disprove rebut confound dispute deny repudiate gainsay counterargue reject

confirm affirm demonstrate prove accept embrace profess

refudiate refusal refuse refutability refutable refutably refutal refutation refuted refuter

nonrefuted nonrefuting self-refute unrefuted unrefuting

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