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verb (used with object), re·fut·ed, re·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; < Latin refūtāre to check, suppress, refute, rebut, equivalent to re- re- + -fūtāre presumably, “to beat” (attested only with the prefixes con- and re-; cf. confute)
1505–15; < Latin refūtāre to check, suppress, refute, rebut, equivalent to re- re- + -fūtāre presumably, “to beat” (attested only with the prefixes con- and re-; cf. confute)
Related forms
tə re·fut·a·bil·i·ty, noun
re·fut·a·bly, adverb
re·fut·er, noun
self-re·fut·ed, adjective
self-re·fut·ing, adjective
un·re·fut·a·ble, adjective
un·re·fut·a·bly, adverb
un·re·fut·ed, adjective
un·re·fut·ing, adjective
Can be confused: 1. deny, disapprove, disprove, rebut, refute (see synonym study at deny) ; 2. disapprove, disprove, rebut, refute ; 3. dispute, refute ; 4. repudiate, refute, refudiate (see word story at refudiate).
Synonyms
1. disprove, rebut. 1, 2. confute.
1. disprove, rebut. 1, 2. confute.
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World English Dictionary
refute (rɪˈfjuːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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) |
| [C16: from Latin refūtāre to rebut] | |
| usage The use of refute to mean deny is thought by many people to be incorrect | |
| refutable | |
| —adj | |
| refutability | |
| —n | |
| 'refutably | |
| —adv | |
| re'futer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
refute
1513, "refuse, reject," from L. refutare "drive back, repress, repel, rebut," from re- "back" + -futare "to beat," probably from PIE base *bhat- "to strike down" (cf. beat). Meaning "prove wrong" dates from 1545. Since c.1964 linguists have frowned on the subtle shift in meaning towards "to deny," as
it is used in connection with allegation.
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