refute : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: refute	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
refute v overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" Synonym(s): refute, rebut prove to be false or incorrect Synonym(s): refute, rebut, controvert
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Refute \Refute"\ (r?F3t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Refuting}.] [F. r[82]futer, L. refuteare to repel, refute. Cf. {Confute}, {Refuse} to deny.] To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments; to refute testimony; to refute opinions or theories; to refute a disputant. There were so many witnesses in these two miracles that it is impossible to refute such multitudes. --Addison. Syn: To confute; disprove. See {Confute}.