refute
/ɹɪˈfjut/ verb B2- To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
- To deny the truth or correctness of (something); to reject or disagree with an accusation.
Plural refute · He/she/it refutes · Past refuted · Past participle refuted · -ing form refuting
Verb forms
- Base form
- refute
- He/she/it
- refutes
- Past
- refuted
- Past participle
- refuted
- -ing form
- refuting
From the library
I won’t remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations.” The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.
Oh, if her voice were only equal to her beauty, she would deservedly be considered the Queen of Birds!” This he said deceitfully; but the Crow, anxious to refute the reflection cast upon her voice, set up a loud caw and dropped the flesh.
Wickham, I can only refute it by laying before you the whole of his connection with my family.
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