transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈfyüt ]
transitive verb
( re·fut·ed ; re·fut·ing )
Etymology: Latin refutare to check, suppress, refute
Date: 1545
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
• re·fut·able -ˈfyü-tə-bəl adjective
• re·fut·ably -blē adverb
• re·fut·er noun