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re·fute       [ri-fyoot] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -fut·ed, -fut·ing.
1.to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
2.to prove (a person) to be in error.
[Origin: 1505–15; < L refūtāre to check, suppress, refute, rebut, equiv. to re- re- + -fūtāre presumably, “to beat” (attested only with the prefixes con- and re-; cf. confute)]

—Related forms
re·fut·a·ble       [ri-fyoo-tuh-buhl, ref-yuh-tuh-] Pronunciation Key, adjective
re·fut·a·bil·i·ty, noun
re·fut·a·bly, adverb
re·fut·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. disprove, rebut. 1, 2. confute.
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re·fute       (rĭ-fyōōt')  Pronunciation Key 
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.


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

re·fut'a·bil'i·ty (rĭ-fyōō'tə-bĭl'ĭ-tē, rěf'yə-tə-) n., re·fut'a·ble (rĭ-fyōō'tə-bəl, rěf'yə-tə-) adj., re·fut'a·bly adv., re·fut'er n.
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