refute

re·fute  (r-fyt)

tr.v. re·fut·ed, re·fut·ing, re·futes

1. To prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by argument or proof: refute testimony.

2. To deny the accuracy or truth of: refuted the results of the poll.

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[Latin reftre; see bhau- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·futa·bili·ty (r-fyt-bl-t, rfy-t-) n.

re·futa·ble (r-fyt-bl, rfy-t-) adj.

re·futa·bly adv.

re·futer n.

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refute [rɪˈfjuːt]

vb

1. (tr) to prove (a statement, theory, charge, etc.) of (a person) to be false or incorrect; disprove

2. to deny (a claim, charge, allegation, etc.)

[from Latin refūtāre to rebut]

refutable  [ˈrɛfjʊtəb^əl rɪˈfjuː-] adj

refutability  [ˌrɛfjʊtəˈbɪlɪtɪ rɪˌfjuː-] n

refutably  adv

refuter  n

Usage: The use of refute to mean deny is thought by many people to be incorrect

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rebut, refute - To rebut a statement is to offer clear evidence or a reasoned argument against it; to refute a statement is to prove it wrong (neither means "contradict" or "deny").

See also related terms for prove.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	refute - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" rebut repudiate, disown, renounce - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" controvert, contradict, oppose - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" answer - give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument); "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"
	2.	refute - prove to be false or incorrect controvert, rebut confute, disprove - prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

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refute

verb disprove, counter, discredit, prove false, silence, overthrow, negate, rebut, give the lie to, blow out of the water (slang), confute It was the kind of rumour that is impossible to refute.
prove, confirm, substantiate

Usage: The use of refute to mean deny as in I'm not refuting the fact that is thought by some people to be incorrect. In careful writing it may be advisable to use refute only where there is an element of disproving something through argument and evidence, as in we haven't got evidence to refute their hypothesis.

Translations

refute [rɪˈfjuːt] VT → refutar, rebatir

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refute [rɪˈfjuːt] vt [+ suggestion, allegation, claim, idea] → réfuter

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refute

vt → widerlegen

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refute [rɪˈfjuːt] vt (frm) → confutare

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refute

v refute [rəˈfjuːt]

to prove that (a person, statement etc) is wrong You can easily refute his argument. verkeerd bewys يَدْحَض опровергавам vyvrátit modbevise widerlegen ανατρέπω επιχείρημα refutar kummutama اشتباه کسی را اثبات کردن kumota réfuter לְהַפרִיך खण्डन करना pobiti,opovrgnuti megcáfol membuktikan kesalahan hrekja, afsanna confutare 論破する 반박하다 atmesti, paneigti, sugriauti atspēkot menyangkal, menolak weerleggen tilbakevise, motsi podważyć, obalić refutar a combate, a respinge опровергать vyvrátiť, dokázať nesprávnosť (čoho) ovreči opovrgnuti vederlägga, motbevisa พิสูจน์ว่าไม่จริง delillerle çürütmek 駁斥 спростовувати رد کرنا bác bẻ 反驳

adj reˈfutable

verkeerd bewysbaar قابِل للدَّحْض опровержим vyvratitelný modbevisende widerlegbar που μπορεί να ανατραπεί, να διαψευστεί refutable kummutatav انکار پذیر kumottavissa oleva réfutable שְאֶפשָר לְהַפרִיכוֹ खण्डन किया जा सके koji se može opovrgnuti, opovrziv megcáfolható bisa dibuktikan hrekjanlegur confutabile 論破できる 반박할 수 있는 atmestinas, paneigiamas atspēkojams boleh disangkal, boleh ditolak weerlegbaar som kan motsies/tilbakevises podważalny, do obalenia refutável refutabil опровержимый vyvrátiteľný ovrgljiv koji se može opovrgnuti som kan vederläggas ซึ่งพิสูจน์แล้วว่าไม่จริง delillerle çürütülebilir 可駁斥的 спростовний قابل تردید có thể bác bẻ 可驳斥的

n refuˈtation [refju-]

verkeerd bewys دَحْض опровержение vyvrácení modbevis die Widerlegung διάψευση refutación kummutamine تکذیب؛ رد kumoaminen réfutation הַפרָכָה खण्डन pobijanje, opovrgavanje megcáfolás pembuktian kesalahan afsönnun confutazione 論破 논박, 반증 paneigimas atspēkojums; atspēkošana penyangkalan, penolakan weerlegging motbevis, imøtegåelse podważenie, obalenie refutação опровержение vyvrátenie ovržba opovrgavanje vederläggning การพิสูจน์ว่าไม่จริง delillerle çürütme 反駁 спростування تردید sự bác bẻ 反驳