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refute

re·fute

refute

 
 
pronunciation:
rih fyut
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: refutes, refuting, refuted
definition 1: to demonstrate the falseness or error of; disprove.
She refuted his argument with some well-documented evidence.
synonyms:
confute, disprove, rebut
antonyms:
prove, verify
similar words:
belie, confound, contradict, debunk, discredit, dispute, invalidate, negate, negative
definition 2: to deny the truth of.
The senator refuted the allegations of wrongdoing that had been made about him.
synonyms:
deny, repudiate
similar words:
contradict, dispute
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derivations: refutable (adj.), refutably (adv.), refutability (n.), refutation (n.)