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1
to declare not to be true
- while he was publicly refuting rumors of a merger, behind the scenes the CEO was working to effect that very outcome
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2
to prove to be false
- the victories of African-American athlete Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics effectively refuted the racial views of the Nazis
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The first known use of refute was in 1545
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