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单词 refute
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refute

[ ri-fyoot ]
/ rɪˈfyut /
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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 refute

First 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 refute

1 disprove, rebut.
1, 2 confute.
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OTHER WORDS FROM refute

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH refute

1. deny, disprove, rebut, refute 2. dispute, refute 3. refudiate, refute , repudiate (see word story at refudiate)
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Example sentences from the Web for refute

  • It is certainly not the least charm of a theory, says Nietzsche, that it is refutable.

    Philosophy and The Social Problem|Will Durant
  • If my belief ever had its origin in reason, it must be ever refutable by reason.

    Edward Caldwell Moore|Edward Moore

British Dictionary definitions for refute

refute
/ (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 refute

refutable (ˈrɛfjʊtəbəl, rɪˈfjuː-), adjectiverefutability (ˌrɛfjʊtəˈbɪlɪtɪ, rɪˌfjuː-), nounrefutably, adverbrefuter, noun

Word Origin for refute

C16: from Latin refūtāre to rebut

usage for refute

The use of refute to mean deny is thought by many people to be incorrect
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