refute

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Pronunciation

• (RP, America): enPR: rə-fyo͞ot, IPA: /ɹɪˈfjuːt/, /ɹəˈfjut/

Verb

refute (refutes, present participle refuting; past and past participle refuted)

1. (transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
2. (transitive, proscribed) To deny the truth or correctness of (something).

Synonyms

• (prove (something) to be false): debunk, disprove, rebut
• (deny the truth or correctness): deny, gainsay, rebut, reject, repudiate

Antonyms

• (prove (something) to be false): demonstrate, prove
• (deny the truth or correctness): accept, embrace

Related terms

• refutability
• refutable
• refutably
• refutal
• refutation
• refuted
• refuter

Translations

• French: réfuter
• German: widerlegen, entkräften
• Italian: smentire
• Portuguese: refutar
• Russian: опроверга́ть
• Spanish: refutar, rebatir, negar la mayor

Translations

• French: rejeter, contester, chicaner, récuser
• German: anfechten, widersprechen
• Italian: smentire
• Portuguese: negar
• Russian: отрица́ть
• Spanish: refutar, rebatir

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