单词	refute
释义	refute verb re·​fute ri-ˈfyüt  refuted; refuting transitive verb 1 : to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous 2 : to deny the truth or accuracy of refuted the allegations refutable ri-ˈfyü-tə-bəl  adjective refutably ri-ˈfyü-tə-blē  adverb refuter noun Synonyms contradict deny disaffirm disallow disavow disclaim disconfirm disown gainsay negate negative reject repudiate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences But for every study that shows acid rain is damaging frogs, another one refutes it. Emily Yoffe, New York Times Magazine, 13 Dec. 1992 And it violates the basic tenet of historical method: that the historian be alert to the negative instances that would refute his thesis and to alternative explanations that would be more plausible than his own. Gertrude Himmelfarb, The New History and the Old, 1987 It is not necessary to refute such an argument point by point … Denis Goulet, Center Magazine, May 1969 We refute these aspersions whether they come from our best friends or our worst foes. Sir Winston Churchill, address in House of Commons, 18 Jan. 1945, in Nathan Aus, ed., Voices of History 1945–46,  1946 The lawyer refuted the testimony of the witness. He refutes the notion that he's planning to retire soon. She refuted the allegations against her. See More Recent Examples on the Web Reports on the outbreak from the United Kingdom Health Security Agency also refute that substantial cases in women have gone undiagnosed. Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2022 Gun rights advocates often tout the AR-15-style rifle as a hunting tool but the gun owners who spoke with ABC News, most of whom hunt, refute that for most hunting scenarios. Samara Lynn, ABC News, 10 June 2022 However, even the biggest skeptics cannot refute the fact that this reality has recently changed in major ways, and this change has been one-sidedly driven by technology. Peter Abualzolof, Forbes, 9 June 2022 In the decades following the Civil War, doctors and researchers built on a nascent understanding of germs to refute outdated ideas about the causes of infection, like miasma theory, which blamed the foul air of decay and refuse. John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2022 Stewart said that the bill that was passed in June is identical to the one that failed in July, which Cruz and Republicans continue to refute. Ariana Garcia, Chron, 3 Aug. 2022 Additionally, future experiments at CERN may eventually achieve a more precise result that will either confirm or refute the Fermilab mass. John Conway, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2022 In its complaint, Twitter attempts to refute those claims by laying out how Musk went from wanting to buy the company in order to address bots to wanting to exit the deal because of bots. Clare Duffy, CNN, 14 July 2022 Or perhaps the goader will attempt to refute the claims that life has value. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin refutare to check, suppress, refute First Known Use 1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition refute verb re·​fute ri-ˈfyüt  refuted; refuting : to say or prove that something is wrong or untrue He refuted the accusation against him. refute verb 1 as in to deny to declare not to be true while he was publicly refuting rumors of a merger, behind the scenes the CEO was working to effect that very outcome Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance deny reject contradict gainsay disavow disconfirm negate disaffirm disclaim disprove disown repudiate disallow rebut confute negative traverse dispute challenge disagree (with) Antonyms & Near Antonyms confirm acknowledge admit concede accept allow own adopt claim assert submit affirm embrace maintain declare verify avow substantiate announce validate profess espouse corroborate aver authenticate See More 2 as in to disprove to prove to be false the victories of African-American athlete Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics effectively refuted the racial views of the Nazis Synonyms & Similar Words disprove discredit overturn rebut debunk confute falsify discuss disconfirm challenge question belie shoot down confound debate doubt contest overthrow give the lie to mistrust talk over query moot hash (over) Antonyms & Near Antonyms prove confirm establish verify validate show support record witness document substantiate identify evidence corroborate demonstrate certify illustrate back (up) evince display buttress adduce manifest attest authenticate See More
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