to refute a statement

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• refute — ► VERB 1) prove (a statement or the person advancing it) to be wrong. 2) deny (a statement or accusation). DERIVATIVES refutable adjective refutation noun. USAGE Strictly speaking, refute means ‘prove (a statement) to be wrong’, although it is… …   English terms dictionary

• refute — [ri fyo͞ot′] vt. refuted, refuting [L refutare, to repel, check: see RE & CONFUTE] 1. to prove (a person) to be wrong; confute 2. to prove (an argument or statement) to be false or wrong, by argument or evidence 3. to deny the truth or validity… …   English World dictionary

• statement — n. act of stating something stated 1) to issue, make a statement 2) to confirm a statement 3) to deny; refute; retract, withdraw a statement 4) a brief, short; clear; false; oral; rash; succinct; sweeping; terse; vague; written statement 5) a… …   Combinatory dictionary

• refute, deny — Like repudiate, refute is a stronger, more powerful word than deny. To deny is to claim that an opinion, statement, allegation, or charge is simply not true. To refute is to prove that whatever is stated or believed is false, erroneous, and… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• refute — [rɪ fju:t] verb 1》 prove (a statement or the person advancing it) to be wrong. 2》 deny (a statement or accusation). Derivatives refutable adjective refutal noun refutation rɛfjʊ teɪʃ(ə)n noun refuter noun …   English new terms dictionary

• refute — re|fute [rıˈfju:t] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: refutare, from futare to hit ] 1.) to prove that a statement or idea is not correct = ↑rebut refute a hypothesis/a claim/an idea etc ▪ an attempt to refute Darwin s theories 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• refute — UK [rɪˈfjuːt] / US [rɪˈfjut] verb [transitive] Word forms refute : present tense I/you/we/they refute he/she/it refutes present participle refuting past tense refuted past participle refuted formal 1) to say that a statement is not true or… …   English dictionary

• refute — verb (T) formal 1 to prove that a statement or idea is not correct: an attempt to refute Moore s theories 2 to say that a statement is wrong or unfair: She refuted the allegations of malpractice. refutable adjective refutation / refjU teISFn/… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• refute — re|fute [ rı fjut ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to say that a statement is not true or accurate without giving proof: DISPUTE, DENY: The police said he was drunk, a claim refuted by his attorney. 2. ) to prove that a statement is false: DISPROVE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• refute — [rɪˈfjuːt] verb [T] formal to prove or say that a statement is false Syn: disprove …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• refute — v.tr. 1 prove the falsity or error of (a statement etc. or the person advancing it). 2 rebut or repel by argument. 3 disp. deny or contradict (without argument). Usage: Often confused in this sense with repudiate. Derivatives: refutable adj.… …   Useful english dictionary