refute
verb/rɪˈfjuːt/
/rɪˈfjuːt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they refute | /rɪˈfjuːt/ /rɪˈfjuːt/ |
| he / she / it refutes | /rɪˈfjuːts/ /rɪˈfjuːts/ |
| past simple refuted | /rɪˈfjuːtɪd/ /rɪˈfjuːtɪd/ |
| past participle refuted | /rɪˈfjuːtɪd/ /rɪˈfjuːtɪd/ |
| -ing form refuting | /rɪˈfjuːtɪŋ/ /rɪˈfjuːtɪŋ/ |
- refute something to prove that something is wrong synonym rebut
- to refute an argument/a theory, etc.
Extra Examples- She tried to think how to refute the argument on moral grounds.
- This study cannot provide data to confirm or refute this hypothesis.
- We may find that further research refutes the findings of the first survey.
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- refute something to say that something is not true or fair synonym deny
- She refutes any suggestion that she behaved unprofessionally.
Word Originmid 16th cent. : from Latin refutare ‘repel, rebut’.
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