refute
verb
/ɹəˈfjut/
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/ɹəˈfjuːt/
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/ɹəˈfjʉːt/
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/ɹɪˈfjut/
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/ɹɪˈfjuːt/
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/ɹɪˈfjʉːt/
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- (transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
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réfuter
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- (transitive, proscribed) To deny the truth or correctness of (something).
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chicaner,
contester,
rejeter,
récuser
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refutation
noun
/ˌɹef.jʊˈtæɪ.ʃən/
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/ˌɹɛf.jʉˈte.ʃən/
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/ˌɹɛf.jʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
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/ˌɾef.juˈʈeː.ʃon/
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- An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.
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réfutation
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refutable
adjective
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- Able to be refuted, or shown to be false.
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réfutable
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