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refute
Meaning: to prove a statement or claim wrong
refute in a sentence
How refute is used in real sentences:
She used data to refute the rumor.
The lawyer refuted the witness's account with phone records.
“She used mock-ups to refute the claim that colored lights always distorted paintings, proving the claim wrong with side-by-side tests.”
— from the passage The Brightness Debate
Synonyms for refute
Other words for refute — disprove, rebut and invalidate — carry the same meaning.
- disprove
- rebut
- invalidate
Antonyms of refute
Words that mean the opposite of refute:
- confirm
- support
Where it comes from
From Latin refutare 'to drive back, repel'
Word parts
- re — back, again
refute: re- (back) + fute (beat down)
Memory hook
RE-FUTE — push the claim back; FUTE rhymes with BOOT it out.