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refute

[ ri-fyoot ]

verb (used with object)

refuted, refuting.
  1. to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to prove (a person) to be in error.

    Synonyms:



refute

/ r瑟藞fju藧-; r瑟藞fju藧t; 藞r蓻fj蕣t蓹b蓹l; 藢r蓻fj蕣t蓹藞b瑟l瑟t瑟; r瑟藢fju藧- /

verb

  1. tr to prove (a statement, theory, charge, etc) of (a person) to be false or incorrect; disprove
  2. to deny (a claim, charge, allegation, etc)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

The use of refute to mean deny is thought by many people to be incorrect
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Derived Forms

  • refutability, noun
  • refutable, adjective
  • 藞谤别蹿耻迟补产濒测, adverb
  • 谤别藞蹿耻迟别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 谤别路蹿耻迟路补路产濒别 [ri-, fyoo, -t, uh, -b, uh, l, ref, -y, uh, -t, uh, -], adjective
  • 谤别路蹿耻迟路别谤 noun
  • 蝉别濒蹿-谤别路蹿耻迟路别诲 adjective
  • 蝉别濒蹿-谤别路蹿耻迟路颈苍驳 adjective
  • 耻苍路谤别路蹿耻迟路别诲 adjective
  • 耻苍路谤别路蹿耻迟路颈苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of refute1

First recorded in 1505鈥15; from Latin 谤别蹿奴迟腻谤别 鈥渢o check, suppress, refute, rebut,鈥 equivalent to re- re- + -蹿奴迟腻谤别 presumably, 鈥渢o beat鈥 (attested only with the prefixes con- and re-; confute )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of refute1

C16: from Latin 谤别蹿奴迟腻谤别 to rebut
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Example Sentences

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Portugal's grid operator REN refuted initial reports, attributed to the agency on Monday, which said the blackout was caused by a rare atmospheric event.

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"Had we been aware this would be suggested, we would have strongly refuted it."

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The California Department of Water Resources also refuted the president鈥檚 claim, noting that the pumps had been offline for three days due to the maintenance.

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To a great extent, they鈥檙e refuted by the CDC report itself, which Kennedy referred to repeatedly at his news conference.

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UN agencies strongly refute Israel's claim that there is enough food in Gaza to last for a long time and suggest the blockade could breach international humanitarian law.

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