refutable

Meanings

• Adjective

  Capable of being disproved or refuted.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with refutable
utable , contagious , hatable , stable

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Variants

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refutable , refutably , refute , refuted , refuter , refuters , refutes , refuting

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Etymology

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From Latin 'refutare', 'to drive back, to confute'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'refutable' was first used in English literature in the 15th century.

2. In logic, a refutation is the process of proving that a statement is false.

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Related Concepts

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1. Falsifiable: A statement or theory that can be tested against evidence and potentially disproven is called falsifiable.

2. Counterargument: A counterargument is a statement or argument that opposes or challenges an existing argument.

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Quotes

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1. It is not necessary to "refute" such an argument point by point …

   - Denis Goulet,{it}Center Magazine{/it},May 1969

2. We "refute" these aspersions whether they come from our best friends or our worst foes.

   - Sir Winston Churchill,address in House of Commons,18 Jan. 1945,{"source"=>"in Nathan Aus, ed., {it}Voices of History 1945–46{/it}", "aqdate"=>"1946"}

3. And it violates the basic tenet of historical method: that the historian be alert to the negative instances that would "refute" his thesis and to alternative explanations that would be more plausible than his own.

   - Gertrude Himmelfarb,{it}The New History and the Old{/it},1987

4. But for every study that shows acid rain is damaging frogs, another one "refutes" it.

   - Emily Yoffe,{it}New York Times Magazine{/it},13 Dec. 1992

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Culture

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In legal contexts, a refutable presumption is a presumption that can be rebutted or overcome with evidence. In scientific research, a refutable hypothesis is one that can be disproven or falsified.

How to Memorize "refutable"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a debate where one side is presenting an argument and the other side is refuting it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the concept of disproving or disputing an argument.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Refute' as an acronym for 'Reasons For Understanding and Testing Evidence'.

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