单词 | refute |
释义 | refute[ ri-fyoot ] / rɪˈfyut / SEE SYNONYMS FOR refute ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), re·fut·ed, re·fut·ing.to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge. to prove (a person) to be in error. Origin of refuteFirst recorded in 1505–15; from 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) SYNONYMS FOR refute1 disprove, rebut. 1, 2 confute. SEE SYNONYMS FOR refute ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM refuteWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH refute1. deny, disprove, rebut, refute 2. dispute, refute 3. refudiate, refute , repudiate (see word story at refudiate)Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for refute
British Dictionary definitions for refuterefute / (rɪˈfjuːt) / verb(tr) to prove (a statement, theory, charge, etc) of (a person) to be false or incorrect; disprove to deny (a claim, charge, allegation, etc) Derived forms of refuterefutable (ˈrɛfjʊtəbəl, rɪˈfjuː-), adjectiverefutability (ˌrɛfjʊtəˈbɪlɪtɪ, rɪˌfjuː-), nounrefutably, adverbrefuter, nounWord Origin for refuteC16: from Latin refūtāre to rebut usage for refuteThe use of refute to mean deny is thought by many people to be incorrect Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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