(to) refute
21refute — /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… …
22refute — 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 > •… …
23refute — 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) …
24refute — 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 …
25refute — See refute, deny …
26refute — verb Refute is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accusation, ↑allegation, ↑argument, ↑assertion, ↑charge, ↑claim, ↑interpretation, ↑sceptic, ↑theory, ↑view …
27refute — verb (T) formal 1 to prove that a statement or idea is not correct: an attempt to refute Moore s theories 2 to say that a statement is wrong or unfair: She refuted the allegations of malpractice. refutable adjective refutation / refjU teISFn/… …
28refute — re•fute [[t]rɪˈfyut[/t]] v. t. fut•ed, fut•ing 1) to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge 2) to prove (a person) to be in error • Etymology: 1505–15; < L refūtāre to check, suppress, refute, rebut =re re + fūtāre presumably …
29Réfuté — Réfutation La réfutation est un procédé logique consistant à prouver la fausseté ou l insuffisance d une proposition ou d un argument. Par extension, elle en vient à désigner un procédé de rhétorique consistant à nier une proposition sans pour… …
30refute — verb /rɪˈfjuːt,rəˈfjut/ a) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect. b) To deny the truth or correctness of (something). Syn …
