refute

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/ɹɪˈfjuːt/

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/ɹɪˈfjuːt/ · /ɹəˈfjuːt/ · /ɹɪˈfjut/ · /ɹəˈfjut/ · /ɹɪˈfjʉːt/ · /ɹəˈfjʉːt/

Definition of refute

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

“After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every thing in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, "I refute it thus."”

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verb

(transitive)To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

“After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every thing in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, "I refute it thus."”
(proscribed, transitive)To deny the truth or correctness of (something); to reject or disagree with an accusation.

“A spokesperson for VARS Technology said: “We completely refute the suggestion that our market-leading ANPR system is unreliable".”

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From Latin refūtō (“refute, repudiate”).

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