Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - refute
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(refutes, refuting, refuted) 1. If you refute an argument, accusation, or theory, you prove that it is wrong or untrue. (FORMAL) It was the kind of rumour that it is impossible to refute. = disprove VERB: V n 2. If you refute an argument or accusation, you say that it is not true. (FORMAL) Isabelle is quick to refute any suggestion of intellectual snobbery. = deny VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb (~d; refuting) Etymology: Latin refutare to check, suppress, ~ Date: 1545 1. to prove wrong by argument or evidence ; show to be false or erroneous 2. to deny the truth or accuracy of ~d the allegations • refutable adjective • refutably adverb • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 prove the falsity or error of (a statement etc. or the person advancing it). 2 rebut or repel by argument. 3 disp. deny or contradict (without argument). Usage Often confused in this sense with repudiate. Derivatives refutable adj. refutal n. refutation n. refuter n. Etymology: L refutare (as RE-: cf. CONFUTE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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гл. 1) опровергать 2) доказывать несостоятельность - refute arguments REFUTE опровергать – to refute an arguments REFUTE ARGUMENTS опровергать доводы ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. опровергать, доказывать несостоятельность to refute a statement —- опровергать утверждение ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1513, from L. refutare "drive back, repress, repell, rebut," from re- "back" + -futare "to beat." Originally "refuse, reject;" the meaning "prove wrong" dates from 1545. Since c.1964 the meaning has subtly shifted towards "to deny" as it is used in connection with allegation. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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