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Word: Refute
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Latin refutare ‘repel, rebut’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rɪˈfjuːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove
Short Definition:prove statement or theory to be wrong or false
Examples:- these claims have not been convincingly refuted
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