refute

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɹɪˈfjut/ UK /ɹɪˈfjuːt/ See IPA manual

verb 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.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to prove that something is... debunk disprove rebut

2 verb · to say firmly that... deny dispute reject

Word family

Forms refutedrefutesrefutingunrefuted

Derived forms nonrefutednonrefutingself-refuteunrefutedunrefuting

Related forms refudiaterefusal refuserefutabilityrefutablerefutablyrefutal refutationrefutedrefuter

Etymology

From Latin refūtō (“refute, repudiate”).

refūtō Latin

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# 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

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