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refute

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refute

Main Entry:
re�fute Listen to the pronunciation of refute
Pronunciation:
\ri-ˈfy�t\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
re�fut�ed; re�fut�ing
Etymology:
Latin refutare to check, suppress, refute
Date:
1545
1 :�to prove wrong by argument or evidence :�show to be false or erroneous 2 :�to deny the truth or accuracy of <refuted the allegations>
— re�fut�able Listen to the pronunciation of refutable \-ˈfy�-tə-bəl\ adjective
— re�fut�ably Listen to the pronunciation of refutably \-blē\ adverb
— re�fut�er noun
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