Refute
11refute — [[t]rɪfju͟ːt[/t]] refutes, refuting, refuted 1) VERB If you refute an argument, accusation, or theory, you prove that it is wrong or untrue. [FORMAL] [V n] It was the kind of rumour that it is impossible to refute. Syn: disprove 2) VERB If you… …
12refute — re|fute [rıˈfju:t] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: refutare, from futare to hit ] 1.) to prove that a statement or idea is not correct = ↑rebut refute a hypothesis/a claim/an idea etc ▪ an attempt to refute Darwin s theories 2.)… …
13refute — v. to refute completely * * * [rɪ fjuːt] to refute completely …
14refute — [rɪ fju:t] verb 1》 prove (a statement or the person advancing it) to be wrong. 2》 deny (a statement or accusation). Derivatives refutable adjective refutal noun refutation rɛfjʊ teɪʃ(ə)n noun refuter noun …
15refute — UK [rɪˈfjuːt] / US [rɪˈfjut] verb [transitive] Word forms refute : present tense I/you/we/they refute he/she/it refutes present participle refuting past tense refuted past participle refuted formal 1) to say that a statement is not true or… …
16refute — /rəˈfjut / (say ruh fyooht) verb (t) (refuted, refuting) 1. to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion, charge, etc. 2. to prove (a person) to be in error. 3. to deny: to refute the allegations. {Latin refūtāre repel, refute} –refutable… …
17refute — transitive verb (refuted; refuting) Etymology: Latin refutare to check, suppress, refute Date: 1545 1. to prove wrong by argument or evidence ; show to be false or erroneous 2. to deny the truth or accuracy of < refuted the allegations > •… …
18refute — refutable /ri fyooh teuh beuhl, ref yeuh teuh /, adj. refutability, n. refutably, adv. refuter, n. /ri fyooht /, v.t., refuted, refuting. 1. to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge. 2. to prove (a person) …
19refute — To disprove. This is a success word ; to attempt to disprove something is to argue against it or to reject it, but not yet to refute it …
20refute — See refute, deny …
