Refute Definition

rĭ-fyo͝ot
refuted, refutes, refuting
verb
refuted, refutes, refuting
To prove (a person) to be wrong; confute.
Webster's New World
To prove (an argument or statement) to be false or wrong, by argument or evidence.
Webster's New World
To deny the truth or validity of.
Webster's New World
To repudiate.
American Heritage

To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

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Origin of Refute

  • Latin refūtāre bhau- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin refÅ«tō

    From Wiktionary

Refute Sentence Examples

  • His intellect was logical in the highest degree; he was clear and precise, an enemy of loose reasoning, and quick to refute prevailing fallacies.

  • The course of human history is regarded by those writers who are most concerned to refute Judaism as a progressive divine education.

  • To see the absurdity of the second paradox of relativity is easier than to refute it.

  • There is no data to accept or refute this hypothesis.

  • We assume that the rite employed was serious and Anglican may reverent, and there is no longer any need to refute the fable of a ludicrous consecration at the "Nag's Head " tavern.

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Words Starting With

RREREF

Words Ending With

ETEUTE

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Words Starting With R and Ending With E

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With R6 Letter Words Ending With E