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Main Entry:: re·fute
Pronunciation:: \ri-ˈfyüt\
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

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\-ˈfyü-tə-bəl\ adjective

— re·fut·ably

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\-blē\ adverb

— re·fut·er noun

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