refute

Meanings

• verb

  deny or disprove (an allegation or proposition) by producing evidence or proof

  - "The evidence refuted the accusations."
  - "His argument was refuted by the facts."

• verb

  give a reason or causes why something is not the case; contradict

  - "The report was refuted by the new evidence."
  - "His theory was refuted by the experiment."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with refute
mute , cute , mute , your boot is waterproof , like a mute , so refute

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Variants

List of all variants of refute that leads to same result
refutable , refutably , refute , refuted , refuter , refuters , refutes , refuting

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Etymology

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from Latin refutare ‘drive back, repulse’, from re- ‘back’ + futuere ‘drive, push, thrust’

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Trivia

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1. Refute is a palindromic word in Latin, meaning it reads the same backward as forward.

2. Refute is the opposite of 'prove'. While 'prove' means to establish the truth or validity of something, 'refute' means to disprove it.

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Related Concepts

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1. counterargument: A statement or argument that opposes or contradicts another argument. A counterargument is used to refute an opposing argument by providing evidence or logical reasoning that undermines its validity.

2. evidence: Information or facts used to support a claim or argument. Evidence is used to refute opposing arguments by providing proof or facts that contradict them.

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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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Refute is a common term used in various fields such as law, science, and philosophy. In law, it refers to the process of denying or disproving allegations or propositions. In science, it refers to the process of disproving a hypothesis or theory. In philosophy, it refers to the process of denying or disproving an argument or proposition.

How to Memorize "refute"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the word 'refute' as a shield that blocks or denies allegations or propositions. Imagine yourself holding up this shield and using it to refute opposing arguments.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'refute' with the idea of denying or disproving. Think of the word 'refute' as a synonym for 'disprove' or 'deny'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'R-e-fute: Re-fute, Re-fute, Re-fute' to remember the meaning of the word. The 'R' stands for 'refute', and the 'e's remind you of the multiple meanings of the word: to deny or disprove.

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