refute allegations

  • 1refute — 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.)… …

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  • 2refute, 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… …

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  • 3refute, 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… …

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  • 4refute, 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… …

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  • 5Allégations antisémites — Allégation antisémite Antisémitisme Fondamentaux Définitions : Antijudaïsme · Antisémitisme · Judéophobie Allégations : « Peuple déicide, perfide et usurier, profanateurs  …

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  • 6refute — /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… …

  • 7refute — 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 > •&#8230; …

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  • 8refute — 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/&#8230; …

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  • 9reject allegations — reject claims, refute arguments …

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  • 10Michael Cherney — Born January 16, 1952 (1952 01 16) (age&#160;59) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR Nationality Israeli Occupation Businessman Michael Cherney (Hebrew: מיכאל צ רנוי …

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