(to) refute
11refute — [ri fyo͞ot′] vt. refuted, refuting [L refutare, to repel, check: see RE & CONFUTE] 1. to prove (a person) to be wrong; confute 2. to prove (an argument or statement) to be false or wrong, by argument or evidence 3. to deny the truth or validity… …
12refute, deny — Like repudiate, refute is a stronger, more powerful word than deny. To deny is to claim that an opinion, statement, allegation, or charge is simply not true. To refute is to prove that whatever is stated or believed is false, erroneous, and… …
13refute — [[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… …
14refute — 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.)… …
15refute, confute, rebut — McGuinness vehemently refuted all such allegations (Chicago Tribune). Refute means to show conclusively that an allegation is wrong. It does not mean simply to dispute or deny a contention, as was evidently intended in the example. Confute… …
16refute, confute, rebut — McGuinness vehemently refuted all such allegations (Chicago Tribune). Refute means to show conclusively that an allegation is wrong. It does not mean simply to dispute or deny a contention, as was evidently intended in the example. Confute… …
17refute, confute, rebut — McGuinness vehemently refuted all such allegations (Chicago Tribune). Refute means to show conclusively that an allegation is wrong. It does not mean simply to dispute or deny a contention, as was evidently intended in the example. Confute… …
18refute — v. to refute completely * * * [rɪ fjuːt] to refute completely …
19refute — [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 …
20refute — 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… …
