refute
31refute — Synonyms and related words: abjure, advocate, allege in support, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, argue for, assert, assert the contrary, belie, break, champion, confound, confute, contend for, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert …
32refute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. confute, controvert, disprove, deny, dispute. See negation, confutation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. disprove, confute, show up, rebut, explode, expose, prove false, overthrow, show the weakness in,… …
33refute — re|fute [ rı fjut ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to say that a statement is not true or accurate without giving proof: DISPUTE, DENY: The police said he was drunk, a claim refuted by his attorney. 2. ) to prove that a statement is false: DISPROVE …
34refute — see BEAT …
35refute — means to show conclusively that an allegation is wrong. It does not mean simply to dispute or deny a contention …
36refute — re·fute || rɪ fjuËt v. rebut, disprove, prove false …
37refute — v. a. 1. Confute, disprove, repel. 2. Overthrow …
38refute — v disprove, rebut, contradict, repugn; confute, deny, prove to be false, discredit, belie, give the lie to, expose. See rebut …
39refute — re·fute …
40refute — [rɪˈfjuːt] verb [T] formal to prove or say that a statement is false Syn: disprove …