REFUTE


Meaning of REFUTE in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.