Definition of refute in English:

refute

verb rɪˈfjuːtrəˈfjut

[with object]

1Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.
these claims have not been convincingly refuted
Example sentencesExamples
- Remember, he already knows the facts that I use to refute these accusations.
- Most incorrect or incoherent claims are easily refuted by experience or logic but religious concepts are different.
- Dembski's latest attempt to refute Darwinian theory is by arguing that in a closed system, information can only decrease.
- Naturally, the panelists are keen to refute the various theories and game plans that dominate the thinking of the ruling establishment in Washington.
- It is the nullification of public discourse, for how can one refute accusations grounded in ethnicity?
- That story alone would appear to refute the accusations of those who have denounced Sonia as a gold-digger, capitalising on the vulnerability of Orwell when he was dying.
- It is for the defence to search for evidence to refute the accusation's charges.
- This process of using observation and experiment to refute false theories does not rely on induction in any way.
- To be useful to scholars a proposition must be falsifiable - there must be something which could in theory refute the statement.
- In these papers, where he was largely concerned with general philosophical problems of time and space, he adopted a quixotic standpoint in his attempt to refute the theory as being logically untenable.
- If they are not correct, they have to be contradicted or refuted by evidence.
- To refute the accusations, Ma went to Xianyang 215 Hospital for a hymen test on February 6.
- Some Austrian economists have tried to refute this argument by denying the very existence of an income effect.
- He thus single-handedly refutes the Platonic theory of evil as ignorance of the good.
- Such restraint certainly appears to refute any accusation of aerial terrorism and seems almost magnanimous compared to the British propensity to bomb any suspicious activity.
- Second, the evidence refutes the notion that the underclass syndrome is ironclad.
- I haven't had much success refuting their accusations.
- This argument can be refuted by deriving a contradiction.
- Fortunately, I do not have to refute the labor theory of value, it's already been done, see Human Action by Mises.
- As with all research, evaluations of these hypotheses will not confirm or refute associated theories but may allow refinement of theories.
Synonyms
disprove, prove wrong/false, show/prove to be wrong/false, rebut, confute, give the lie to, demolish, explode, debunk, drive a coach and horses through, discredit, invalidate
informal shoot full of holes, shoot down (in flames), blow sky-high
rare controvert, negative
1. 1.1 Prove that (someone) is wrong.
  his voice challenging his audience to rise and refute him
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is an enormous leap, for the bulk of Prof. Budziszewski's arguments aim to refute opponents of capital punishment.
  Bitterly, he murmurs how he should have refuted the women and explained his innocence.
  It is clearly intended to refute those who denied what is now known as the doctrine of the resurrection.
  The task of historical materialism in Russia is not to refute the enemy but to destroy him!
  Such achievements, and the principles of common purpose that drove them, should be used to refute Europe's sceptics everywhere.
  We set out over the past year to refute those people who said we couldn't do more than one thing at a time.
  That's America, a place where Cindy Sheehan can say whatever the hell she wants and where you are free to refute her.
  But I think, there's plenty of evidence to refute him on the facts.
  Robert Nozick effectively refuted Rawls in making the ethical basis of libertarianism plain, but even the necessity of refuting him is doubtful if he fails by his own line of reasoning.
  But one cannot refute Howard by suggesting that his intervention somehow ‘disrupts’ the study of history.
  Literature refutes both people who think gender should be abolished and people who have overly-narrow views of womanhood or manhood.
  It's almost as if Bush was daring people to refute him, knowing full well that it was such an illogical claim that it would make people uncomfortable to call him on it.
  It is one of history's great ironies that the man who publicly refuted him was none other than Henry VIII, rewarded with the title of Fidei Defensor - Defender of the Faith - in 1521.
  They have five or six people running around doing talk shows and trying to refute me and trying to besmirch me.
  I'm going to refute Bruce in three easy steps, first with some history, second with some analogy, and lastly with a bit of philosophy.
  And it is because he followed these instructions with such urbanity, wit, and sophistication, Hale argues, that Milton provided a particular pleasure to his readers and was so successful in refuting his opponent.
  Well, Neil, now we've got somebody on the other side to refute you.
  In addition, Pim did an awful job of refuting me.
  But instead of trying to refute what Chomsky actually says and writes, Morley instead decides to refute the man himself.
  Instead, to date, Gibson has refused to fully refute his father.
2. 1.2 Deny or contradict (a statement or accusation)
  a spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias
  Example sentencesExamples
  Before Taiden could even begin to refute these accusations, the crowd turned on him.
  Pasiya strongly refutes these allegations, accusing some of these players of ill discipline.
  Kenyon refuted all these accusations and was clearly annoyed they have been made public.
  The students' protest was refuted by IPB spokesman Agus Lelana, who said the institute would support the administration's effort to ease congestion in the area.
  But again, this has not been substantiated, on the contrary it was flatly refuted by one of the people we spoke to.
  Responding to concerns in the Northern Isles, NorthLink have refuted accusations that it is seeking to cut jobs in the islands.
  I refute Mr Strausbaugh's accusations but I applaud his championing of Ballard.
  Waterford Against Racism vehemently refutes the outrageous accusations made by Minister of Justice, John O'Donoghue in the past week.
  As an experienced Real Estate Agent I strongly refute the claims made in this letter.
  We totally refute any suggestion that these dismissals are linked to anything other than a serious breach of discipline.
  When Mahendran confronted them, they were annoyed and refuted his accusation.
  Indeed recently, Egypt has been keen to refute accusations that it has lost its influence in Africa and that it perceives Africa as a fourth priority, after the Middle East, the US, and Europe.
  He was scheduled to hold a press conference in Bangkok later Saturday to refute accusations by the Cambodian government that he incited the riots.
  After they went public the minister refuted the accusation.
  He also refuted suggestions that a resident was not given daily walks as required.
  Sheikh Hamad refuted those accusations, saying that all the children were Sudanese who entered the country legally and were accompanied by their parents or a guardian.
  The Republicans also refuted the accusations that The Joker was part of a vast right-wing conspiracy.
  Su's accusation was refuted by city government officials, who said the construction completion date had been officially postponed to the end of August next year.
  The Cosla group, however, refutes any accusations of unfair play, claiming that McConnell and the rest of the group are simply showing ‘foresight’ in setting out local government's views.
  The accusations have been refuted by K & WVR bosses, who said figures released this week showed that the number of people travelling on the five-mile line was continuing to increase.
  Synonyms
  deny, reject, repudiate, rebut, declare to be untrue
  contradict
  formal gainsay

Usage

The core meaning of refute is ‘prove a statement or theory to be wrong’, as in attempts to refute Einstein's theory. In the second half of the 20th century a more general sense developed, meaning simply ‘deny’, as in I absolutely refute the charges made against me. Traditionalists object to this newer use as an unacceptable degradation of the language, but it is widely encountered

Derivatives

refutable

adjective rɪˈfjuːtəb(ə)l

The fact that there are such people is not refutable, just as there are people who do take responsibility.
Example sentencesExamples
- The deal's proponents argued that increasing the presence of American business and dollars in China would somehow make all that come to pass - a refutable presumption, but one that raises the bar for future trade deals.
- ‘In fact, there are so many refutable claims and irresponsible accusations contained in this 175-page report that it would take another 175 pages to correct the errors,’ Mr. Boyle said.
- In this whole story that is probably the least refutable idea.
- The problem: some of the evidence may indeed have been refutable, dating as it did, in some cases, back 10 years or more.

refutal

noun

mass noun

rare

The action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false.
the establishment or refutal of factual claims

refuter

noun rɪˈfjuːtərəˈfjudər

We'd need a one-to-one ratio of professional refuters to loonies, just to keep up.
Example sentencesExamples
- At which point, the nation will again fall to its knees in awe at the Tinkerman, this arch-manipulator of his own destiny, this brave refuter of that classic piece of motherly advice: ‘Don't pick at it - it'll only get worse.‘
- But it is not Augustine the bishop, the refuter of heresy, the user of the Church's powers of governance and persuasion, the writer of a monastic rule, the theorist of the divine trinity.
- Finally, if ID claims are refuted point-by-point, Dembski calls the refuter an ‘Internet stalker’ or ‘inhabiting a fantasy life’ or ‘obsessive’.

Origin

Mid 16th century : from Latin refutare 'repel, rebut'.

Rhymes

acute, argute, astute, beaut, Beirut, boot, bruit, brut, brute, Bute, butte, Canute, cheroot, chute, commute, compute, confute, coot, cute, depute, dilute, dispute, flute, galoot, hoot, impute, jute, loot, lute, minute, moot, newt, outshoot, permute, pollute, pursuit, recruit, repute, route, salute, Salyut, scoot, shoot, Shute, sloot, snoot, subacute, suit, telecommute, Tonton Macoute, toot, transmute, undershoot, uproot, Ute, volute

Definition of refute in US English:

refute

verbrəˈfyo͞otrəˈfjut

[with object]

1Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.
these claims have not been convincingly refuted
Example sentencesExamples
- Such restraint certainly appears to refute any accusation of aerial terrorism and seems almost magnanimous compared to the British propensity to bomb any suspicious activity.
- That story alone would appear to refute the accusations of those who have denounced Sonia as a gold-digger, capitalising on the vulnerability of Orwell when he was dying.
- Most incorrect or incoherent claims are easily refuted by experience or logic but religious concepts are different.
- Some Austrian economists have tried to refute this argument by denying the very existence of an income effect.
- I haven't had much success refuting their accusations.
- It is for the defence to search for evidence to refute the accusation's charges.
- To refute the accusations, Ma went to Xianyang 215 Hospital for a hymen test on February 6.
- He thus single-handedly refutes the Platonic theory of evil as ignorance of the good.
- Naturally, the panelists are keen to refute the various theories and game plans that dominate the thinking of the ruling establishment in Washington.
- In these papers, where he was largely concerned with general philosophical problems of time and space, he adopted a quixotic standpoint in his attempt to refute the theory as being logically untenable.
- It is the nullification of public discourse, for how can one refute accusations grounded in ethnicity?
- Fortunately, I do not have to refute the labor theory of value, it's already been done, see Human Action by Mises.
- Dembski's latest attempt to refute Darwinian theory is by arguing that in a closed system, information can only decrease.
- Remember, he already knows the facts that I use to refute these accusations.
- This process of using observation and experiment to refute false theories does not rely on induction in any way.
- Second, the evidence refutes the notion that the underclass syndrome is ironclad.
- If they are not correct, they have to be contradicted or refuted by evidence.
- As with all research, evaluations of these hypotheses will not confirm or refute associated theories but may allow refinement of theories.
- This argument can be refuted by deriving a contradiction.
- To be useful to scholars a proposition must be falsifiable - there must be something which could in theory refute the statement.
Synonyms
disprove, prove false, prove wrong, prove to be false, prove to be wrong, show to be false, show to be wrong, rebut, confute, give the lie to, demolish, explode, debunk, drive a coach and horses through, discredit, invalidate
1. 1.1 Prove that (someone) is wrong.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Bitterly, he murmurs how he should have refuted the women and explained his innocence.
  In addition, Pim did an awful job of refuting me.
  That's America, a place where Cindy Sheehan can say whatever the hell she wants and where you are free to refute her.
  Such achievements, and the principles of common purpose that drove them, should be used to refute Europe's sceptics everywhere.
  But one cannot refute Howard by suggesting that his intervention somehow ‘disrupts’ the study of history.
  But I think, there's plenty of evidence to refute him on the facts.
  They have five or six people running around doing talk shows and trying to refute me and trying to besmirch me.
  It's almost as if Bush was daring people to refute him, knowing full well that it was such an illogical claim that it would make people uncomfortable to call him on it.
  Literature refutes both people who think gender should be abolished and people who have overly-narrow views of womanhood or manhood.
  The task of historical materialism in Russia is not to refute the enemy but to destroy him!
  But instead of trying to refute what Chomsky actually says and writes, Morley instead decides to refute the man himself.
  Well, Neil, now we've got somebody on the other side to refute you.
  I'm going to refute Bruce in three easy steps, first with some history, second with some analogy, and lastly with a bit of philosophy.
  Instead, to date, Gibson has refused to fully refute his father.
  It is clearly intended to refute those who denied what is now known as the doctrine of the resurrection.
  And it is because he followed these instructions with such urbanity, wit, and sophistication, Hale argues, that Milton provided a particular pleasure to his readers and was so successful in refuting his opponent.
  It is one of history's great ironies that the man who publicly refuted him was none other than Henry VIII, rewarded with the title of Fidei Defensor - Defender of the Faith - in 1521.
  This is an enormous leap, for the bulk of Prof. Budziszewski's arguments aim to refute opponents of capital punishment.
  Robert Nozick effectively refuted Rawls in making the ethical basis of libertarianism plain, but even the necessity of refuting him is doubtful if he fails by his own line of reasoning.
  We set out over the past year to refute those people who said we couldn't do more than one thing at a time.
2. 1.2 Deny or contradict (a statement or accusation)
  a spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias
  Example sentencesExamples
  As an experienced Real Estate Agent I strongly refute the claims made in this letter.
  Indeed recently, Egypt has been keen to refute accusations that it has lost its influence in Africa and that it perceives Africa as a fourth priority, after the Middle East, the US, and Europe.
  Waterford Against Racism vehemently refutes the outrageous accusations made by Minister of Justice, John O'Donoghue in the past week.
  I refute Mr Strausbaugh's accusations but I applaud his championing of Ballard.
  The Cosla group, however, refutes any accusations of unfair play, claiming that McConnell and the rest of the group are simply showing ‘foresight’ in setting out local government's views.
  Su's accusation was refuted by city government officials, who said the construction completion date had been officially postponed to the end of August next year.
  He also refuted suggestions that a resident was not given daily walks as required.
  The students' protest was refuted by IPB spokesman Agus Lelana, who said the institute would support the administration's effort to ease congestion in the area.
  We totally refute any suggestion that these dismissals are linked to anything other than a serious breach of discipline.
  Pasiya strongly refutes these allegations, accusing some of these players of ill discipline.
  But again, this has not been substantiated, on the contrary it was flatly refuted by one of the people we spoke to.
  The accusations have been refuted by K & WVR bosses, who said figures released this week showed that the number of people travelling on the five-mile line was continuing to increase.
  Before Taiden could even begin to refute these accusations, the crowd turned on him.
  After they went public the minister refuted the accusation.
  Responding to concerns in the Northern Isles, NorthLink have refuted accusations that it is seeking to cut jobs in the islands.
  When Mahendran confronted them, they were annoyed and refuted his accusation.
  The Republicans also refuted the accusations that The Joker was part of a vast right-wing conspiracy.
  Kenyon refuted all these accusations and was clearly annoyed they have been made public.
  Sheikh Hamad refuted those accusations, saying that all the children were Sudanese who entered the country legally and were accompanied by their parents or a guardian.
  He was scheduled to hold a press conference in Bangkok later Saturday to refute accusations by the Cambodian government that he incited the riots.
  Synonyms
  deny, reject, repudiate, rebut, declare to be untrue

Usage

The core meaning of refute is ‘prove a statement or theory to be wrong,’ as in attempts to refute Einstein's theory. In the second half of the 20th century, a more general sense developed, meaning simply ‘deny,’ as in I absolutely refute the charges made against me. Traditionalists object to this newer use as an unacceptable degradation of the language, but it is widely encountered

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin refutare ‘repel, rebut’.

单词	refute
释义	Definition of refute in English: refute verb rɪˈfjuːtrəˈfjut [with object] 1Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove. these claims have not been convincingly refuted Example sentencesExamples Remember, he already knows the facts that I use to refute these accusations. Most incorrect or incoherent claims are easily refuted by experience or logic but religious concepts are different. Dembski's latest attempt to refute Darwinian theory is by arguing that in a closed system, information can only decrease. Naturally, the panelists are keen to refute the various theories and game plans that dominate the thinking of the ruling establishment in Washington. It is the nullification of public discourse, for how can one refute accusations grounded in ethnicity? That story alone would appear to refute the accusations of those who have denounced Sonia as a gold-digger, capitalising on the vulnerability of Orwell when he was dying. It is for the defence to search for evidence to refute the accusation's charges. This process of using observation and experiment to refute false theories does not rely on induction in any way. To be useful to scholars a proposition must be falsifiable - there must be something which could in theory refute the statement. In these papers, where he was largely concerned with general philosophical problems of time and space, he adopted a quixotic standpoint in his attempt to refute the theory as being logically untenable. If they are not correct, they have to be contradicted or refuted by evidence. To refute the accusations, Ma went to Xianyang 215 Hospital for a hymen test on February 6. Some Austrian economists have tried to refute this argument by denying the very existence of an income effect. He thus single-handedly refutes the Platonic theory of evil as ignorance of the good. Such restraint certainly appears to refute any accusation of aerial terrorism and seems almost magnanimous compared to the British propensity to bomb any suspicious activity. Second, the evidence refutes the notion that the underclass syndrome is ironclad. I haven't had much success refuting their accusations. This argument can be refuted by deriving a contradiction. Fortunately, I do not have to refute the labor theory of value, it's already been done, see Human Action by Mises. As with all research, evaluations of these hypotheses will not confirm or refute associated theories but may allow refinement of theories. Synonyms disprove, prove wrong/false, show/prove to be wrong/false, rebut, confute, give the lie to, demolish, explode, debunk, drive a coach and horses through, discredit, invalidate informal shoot full of holes, shoot down (in flames), blow sky-high rare controvert, negative 1.1 Prove that (someone) is wrong. his voice challenging his audience to rise and refute him Example sentencesExamples This is an enormous leap, for the bulk of Prof. Budziszewski's arguments aim to refute opponents of capital punishment. Bitterly, he murmurs how he should have refuted the women and explained his innocence. It is clearly intended to refute those who denied what is now known as the doctrine of the resurrection. The task of historical materialism in Russia is not to refute the enemy but to destroy him! Such achievements, and the principles of common purpose that drove them, should be used to refute Europe's sceptics everywhere. We set out over the past year to refute those people who said we couldn't do more than one thing at a time. That's America, a place where Cindy Sheehan can say whatever the hell she wants and where you are free to refute her. But I think, there's plenty of evidence to refute him on the facts. Robert Nozick effectively refuted Rawls in making the ethical basis of libertarianism plain, but even the necessity of refuting him is doubtful if he fails by his own line of reasoning. But one cannot refute Howard by suggesting that his intervention somehow ‘disrupts’ the study of history. Literature refutes both people who think gender should be abolished and people who have overly-narrow views of womanhood or manhood. It's almost as if Bush was daring people to refute him, knowing full well that it was such an illogical claim that it would make people uncomfortable to call him on it. It is one of history's great ironies that the man who publicly refuted him was none other than Henry VIII, rewarded with the title of Fidei Defensor - Defender of the Faith - in 1521. They have five or six people running around doing talk shows and trying to refute me and trying to besmirch me. I'm going to refute Bruce in three easy steps, first with some history, second with some analogy, and lastly with a bit of philosophy. And it is because he followed these instructions with such urbanity, wit, and sophistication, Hale argues, that Milton provided a particular pleasure to his readers and was so successful in refuting his opponent. Well, Neil, now we've got somebody on the other side to refute you. In addition, Pim did an awful job of refuting me. But instead of trying to refute what Chomsky actually says and writes, Morley instead decides to refute the man himself. Instead, to date, Gibson has refused to fully refute his father. 1.2 Deny or contradict (a statement or accusation) a spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias Example sentencesExamples Before Taiden could even begin to refute these accusations, the crowd turned on him. Pasiya strongly refutes these allegations, accusing some of these players of ill discipline. Kenyon refuted all these accusations and was clearly annoyed they have been made public. The students' protest was refuted by IPB spokesman Agus Lelana, who said the institute would support the administration's effort to ease congestion in the area. But again, this has not been substantiated, on the contrary it was flatly refuted by one of the people we spoke to. Responding to concerns in the Northern Isles, NorthLink have refuted accusations that it is seeking to cut jobs in the islands. I refute Mr Strausbaugh's accusations but I applaud his championing of Ballard. Waterford Against Racism vehemently refutes the outrageous accusations made by Minister of Justice, John O'Donoghue in the past week. As an experienced Real Estate Agent I strongly refute the claims made in this letter. We totally refute any suggestion that these dismissals are linked to anything other than a serious breach of discipline. When Mahendran confronted them, they were annoyed and refuted his accusation. Indeed recently, Egypt has been keen to refute accusations that it has lost its influence in Africa and that it perceives Africa as a fourth priority, after the Middle East, the US, and Europe. He was scheduled to hold a press conference in Bangkok later Saturday to refute accusations by the Cambodian government that he incited the riots. After they went public the minister refuted the accusation. He also refuted suggestions that a resident was not given daily walks as required. Sheikh Hamad refuted those accusations, saying that all the children were Sudanese who entered the country legally and were accompanied by their parents or a guardian. The Republicans also refuted the accusations that The Joker was part of a vast right-wing conspiracy. Su's accusation was refuted by city government officials, who said the construction completion date had been officially postponed to the end of August next year. The Cosla group, however, refutes any accusations of unfair play, claiming that McConnell and the rest of the group are simply showing ‘foresight’ in setting out local government's views. The accusations have been refuted by K & WVR bosses, who said figures released this week showed that the number of people travelling on the five-mile line was continuing to increase. Synonyms deny, reject, repudiate, rebut, declare to be untrue contradict formal gainsay Usage The core meaning of refute is ‘prove a statement or theory to be wrong’, as in attempts to refute Einstein's theory. In the second half of the 20th century a more general sense developed, meaning simply ‘deny’, as in I absolutely refute the charges made against me. Traditionalists object to this newer use as an unacceptable degradation of the language, but it is widely encountered Derivatives refutable adjective rɪˈfjuːtəb(ə)l The fact that there are such people is not refutable, just as there are people who do take responsibility. Example sentencesExamples The deal's proponents argued that increasing the presence of American business and dollars in China would somehow make all that come to pass - a refutable presumption, but one that raises the bar for future trade deals. ‘In fact, there are so many refutable claims and irresponsible accusations contained in this 175-page report that it would take another 175 pages to correct the errors,’ Mr. Boyle said. In this whole story that is probably the least refutable idea. The problem: some of the evidence may indeed have been refutable, dating as it did, in some cases, back 10 years or more. refutal noun mass nounrare The action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false. the establishment or refutal of factual claims refuter noun rɪˈfjuːtərəˈfjudər We'd need a one-to-one ratio of professional refuters to loonies, just to keep up. Example sentencesExamples At which point, the nation will again fall to its knees in awe at the Tinkerman, this arch-manipulator of his own destiny, this brave refuter of that classic piece of motherly advice: ‘Don't pick at it - it'll only get worse.‘ But it is not Augustine the bishop, the refuter of heresy, the user of the Church's powers of governance and persuasion, the writer of a monastic rule, the theorist of the divine trinity. Finally, if ID claims are refuted point-by-point, Dembski calls the refuter an ‘Internet stalker’ or ‘inhabiting a fantasy life’ or ‘obsessive’. Origin Mid 16th century : from Latin refutare 'repel, rebut'. Rhymes acute, argute, astute, beaut, Beirut, boot, bruit, brut, brute, Bute, butte, Canute, cheroot, chute, commute, compute, confute, coot, cute, depute, dilute, dispute, flute, galoot, hoot, impute, jute, loot, lute, minute, moot, newt, outshoot, permute, pollute, pursuit, recruit, repute, route, salute, Salyut, scoot, shoot, Shute, sloot, snoot, subacute, suit, telecommute, Tonton Macoute, toot, transmute, undershoot, uproot, Ute, volute Definition of refute in US English: refute verbrəˈfyo͞otrəˈfjut [with object] 1Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove. these claims have not been convincingly refuted Example sentencesExamples Such restraint certainly appears to refute any accusation of aerial terrorism and seems almost magnanimous compared to the British propensity to bomb any suspicious activity. That story alone would appear to refute the accusations of those who have denounced Sonia as a gold-digger, capitalising on the vulnerability of Orwell when he was dying. Most incorrect or incoherent claims are easily refuted by experience or logic but religious concepts are different. Some Austrian economists have tried to refute this argument by denying the very existence of an income effect. I haven't had much success refuting their accusations. It is for the defence to search for evidence to refute the accusation's charges. To refute the accusations, Ma went to Xianyang 215 Hospital for a hymen test on February 6. He thus single-handedly refutes the Platonic theory of evil as ignorance of the good. Naturally, the panelists are keen to refute the various theories and game plans that dominate the thinking of the ruling establishment in Washington. In these papers, where he was largely concerned with general philosophical problems of time and space, he adopted a quixotic standpoint in his attempt to refute the theory as being logically untenable. It is the nullification of public discourse, for how can one refute accusations grounded in ethnicity? Fortunately, I do not have to refute the labor theory of value, it's already been done, see Human Action by Mises. Dembski's latest attempt to refute Darwinian theory is by arguing that in a closed system, information can only decrease. Remember, he already knows the facts that I use to refute these accusations. This process of using observation and experiment to refute false theories does not rely on induction in any way. Second, the evidence refutes the notion that the underclass syndrome is ironclad. If they are not correct, they have to be contradicted or refuted by evidence. As with all research, evaluations of these hypotheses will not confirm or refute associated theories but may allow refinement of theories. This argument can be refuted by deriving a contradiction. To be useful to scholars a proposition must be falsifiable - there must be something which could in theory refute the statement. Synonyms disprove, prove false, prove wrong, prove to be false, prove to be wrong, show to be false, show to be wrong, rebut, confute, give the lie to, demolish, explode, debunk, drive a coach and horses through, discredit, invalidate 1.1 Prove that (someone) is wrong. Example sentencesExamples Bitterly, he murmurs how he should have refuted the women and explained his innocence. In addition, Pim did an awful job of refuting me. That's America, a place where Cindy Sheehan can say whatever the hell she wants and where you are free to refute her. Such achievements, and the principles of common purpose that drove them, should be used to refute Europe's sceptics everywhere. But one cannot refute Howard by suggesting that his intervention somehow ‘disrupts’ the study of history. But I think, there's plenty of evidence to refute him on the facts. They have five or six people running around doing talk shows and trying to refute me and trying to besmirch me. It's almost as if Bush was daring people to refute him, knowing full well that it was such an illogical claim that it would make people uncomfortable to call him on it. Literature refutes both people who think gender should be abolished and people who have overly-narrow views of womanhood or manhood. The task of historical materialism in Russia is not to refute the enemy but to destroy him! But instead of trying to refute what Chomsky actually says and writes, Morley instead decides to refute the man himself. Well, Neil, now we've got somebody on the other side to refute you. I'm going to refute Bruce in three easy steps, first with some history, second with some analogy, and lastly with a bit of philosophy. Instead, to date, Gibson has refused to fully refute his father. It is clearly intended to refute those who denied what is now known as the doctrine of the resurrection. And it is because he followed these instructions with such urbanity, wit, and sophistication, Hale argues, that Milton provided a particular pleasure to his readers and was so successful in refuting his opponent. It is one of history's great ironies that the man who publicly refuted him was none other than Henry VIII, rewarded with the title of Fidei Defensor - Defender of the Faith - in 1521. This is an enormous leap, for the bulk of Prof. Budziszewski's arguments aim to refute opponents of capital punishment. Robert Nozick effectively refuted Rawls in making the ethical basis of libertarianism plain, but even the necessity of refuting him is doubtful if he fails by his own line of reasoning. We set out over the past year to refute those people who said we couldn't do more than one thing at a time. 1.2 Deny or contradict (a statement or accusation) a spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias Example sentencesExamples As an experienced Real Estate Agent I strongly refute the claims made in this letter. Indeed recently, Egypt has been keen to refute accusations that it has lost its influence in Africa and that it perceives Africa as a fourth priority, after the Middle East, the US, and Europe. Waterford Against Racism vehemently refutes the outrageous accusations made by Minister of Justice, John O'Donoghue in the past week. I refute Mr Strausbaugh's accusations but I applaud his championing of Ballard. The Cosla group, however, refutes any accusations of unfair play, claiming that McConnell and the rest of the group are simply showing ‘foresight’ in setting out local government's views. Su's accusation was refuted by city government officials, who said the construction completion date had been officially postponed to the end of August next year. He also refuted suggestions that a resident was not given daily walks as required. The students' protest was refuted by IPB spokesman Agus Lelana, who said the institute would support the administration's effort to ease congestion in the area. We totally refute any suggestion that these dismissals are linked to anything other than a serious breach of discipline. Pasiya strongly refutes these allegations, accusing some of these players of ill discipline. But again, this has not been substantiated, on the contrary it was flatly refuted by one of the people we spoke to. The accusations have been refuted by K & WVR bosses, who said figures released this week showed that the number of people travelling on the five-mile line was continuing to increase. Before Taiden could even begin to refute these accusations, the crowd turned on him. After they went public the minister refuted the accusation. Responding to concerns in the Northern Isles, NorthLink have refuted accusations that it is seeking to cut jobs in the islands. When Mahendran confronted them, they were annoyed and refuted his accusation. The Republicans also refuted the accusations that The Joker was part of a vast right-wing conspiracy. Kenyon refuted all these accusations and was clearly annoyed they have been made public. Sheikh Hamad refuted those accusations, saying that all the children were Sudanese who entered the country legally and were accompanied by their parents or a guardian. He was scheduled to hold a press conference in Bangkok later Saturday to refute accusations by the Cambodian government that he incited the riots. Synonyms deny, reject, repudiate, rebut, declare to be untrue Usage The core meaning of refute is ‘prove a statement or theory to be wrong,’ as in attempts to refute Einstein's theory. In the second half of the 20th century, a more general sense developed, meaning simply ‘deny,’ as in I absolutely refute the charges made against me. Traditionalists object to this newer use as an unacceptable degradation of the language, but it is widely encountered Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin refutare ‘repel, rebut’.
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