The meaning of REFUTE is to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous. How to use refute in a sentence.

REFUTE definition: 1. to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false: 2. to say or prove…. Learn more.

REFUTE definition: to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge. See examples of refute used in a sentence.

rebut, refute - To rebut a statement is to offer clear evidence or a reasoned argument against it; to refute a statement is to prove it wrong (neither means "contradict" or "deny").

Definition of refute verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you refute an argument, accusation, or theory, you prove that it is wrong or untrue.

3 days ago · refute (third-person singular simple present refutes, present participle refuting, simple past and past participle refuted) (transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

re•fute /rɪˈfyut/ v. [~ + object], -fut•ed, -fut•ing. to prove to be false or to be in error: We refuted his accusations. re•fut•a•ble /rɪˈfyutəbəl, ˈrɛfyətə-/ adj. ref•u•ta•tion /ˌrɛfyʊˈteɪʃən/ n. [uncountable] …

REFUTE meaning: 1 : to prove that (something) is not true; 2 : to say that (something) is not true

Refute is a verb that means to prove a statement, accusation or theory to be wrong or false; to disprove or debunk something. It can also mean to deny or contradict a statement or accusation.