refute B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɹɪˈfjut/ UK /ɹɪˈfjuːt/ See IPA manual Freq #29040 Meanings 1 verb To prove that something is false or wrong. The new evidence refuted the witness's earlier claim. 2 verb To say firmly that something is not true. The company refuted the suggestion that its system was unreliable. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to prove that something is... debunkdisproverebut 2 verb · to say firmly that... denydisputereject Word family Forms refutedrefutesrefutingunrefuted Derived forms nonrefutednonrefutingself-refuteunrefutedunrefuting Related forms refudiaterefusalrefuserefutabilityrefutablerefutablyrefutalrefutationrefutedrefuter Etymology AI details From Latin refūtō (“refute, repudiate”). refūtō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # refute **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈfjut/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈfjuːt/ **Frequency rank:** 29040 ## Meanings 1. To prove that something is false or wrong. 2. To say firmly that something is not true. ## Examples - The new evidence refuted the witness's earlier claim. - The company refuted the suggestion that its system was unreliable. ## Derived Forms - nonrefuted - nonrefuting - self-refute - unrefuted - unrefuting ## Related Forms - refudiate - refusal - refuse - refutability - refutable - refutably - refutal - refutation - refuted - refuter ## Roots and Affixes - Root: refūtō ## Etymology From Latin refūtō (“refute, repudiate”). ## AI Etymology Refute comes from Latin refūtō (“refute, repudiate”). Modern senses include to prove that something is false or wrong. and to say firmly that something is not true.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as nonrefuted, nonrefuting, self-refute, unrefuted, and unrefuting and related forms such as refudiate, refusal, refuse, and refutability. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown