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refute
[ ri-fyoot ]
verb (used with object)
- to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
Synonyms: , ,
- to prove (a person) to be in error.
Synonyms:
refute
/ rɪˈfjuː-; rɪˈfjuːt; ˈrɛfjʊtəbəl; ˌrɛfjʊtəˈbɪlɪtɪ; rɪˌfjuː- /
verb
- tr to prove (a statement, theory, charge, etc) of (a person) to be false or incorrect; disprove
- to deny (a claim, charge, allegation, etc)
Usage
Derived Forms
- refutability, noun
- refutable, adjective
- ˈڳܳٲ, adverb
- ˈڳܳٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ڳܳ·· [ri-, fyoo, -t, uh, -b, uh, l, ref, -y, uh, -t, uh, -], adjective
- ·ڳܳ· noun
- -·ڳܳ· adjective
- -·ڳܳ·Բ adjective
- ܲ··ڳܳ· adjective
- ܲ··ڳܳ·Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of refute1
Example Sentences
Stock prices swung up and down amid rumors that Trump could pause the tariffs for 90 days, but the White House refuted the claim on social media.
The man himself refutes that idea, preferring to describe himself as "blessed", but the evidence is clear.
In a brief, unsigned order, it said the plaintiffs did not “refute the Government’s representation that it is unlikely to recover the grant funds once they are disbursed.”
Of seven “new” claims addressed in the fact-check, Meta says that the company “refuted” only two.
It led to a long-term decline in measles vaccinations in Britain and necessitated years of costly studies to analyze and, ultimately, refute its claims.
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