transitive verb (~d; refuting) Etymology: Latin refutare to check, suppress, ~ Date: 1545 to prove wrong by argument or evidence ; show to be false or erroneous, to deny the truth or accuracy of , refutable adjective refutably adverb ~r noun
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Meaning of REFUTE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012