Category:Refute

Re*fute" (r*f3t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Refuting.] Etym: [f. réfuter, l. refuteare to repel, refute. Cf. Confute, refuse to deny.]

Defn: to disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or Countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; As, to refute arguments; to refute testimony; to refute opinions or Theories; to refute a disputant. There were so many witnesses in these two miracles that it is Impossible to refute such multitudes. Addison.

Syn. -- to confute; disprove. See confute.