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Definition of Refute
Refute

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.

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Refute Quotations

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
Josh Billings

After I set out to refute Christianity intellectually and couldn't, I came to the conclusion the Bible was true and Jesus Christ was God's Son.
Josh McDowell

As for the assertion that nuclear weapons prevent wars, how many more wars are needed to refute this arguments? Tens of millions have died in the many wars that have taken place since 1945.
Joseph Rotblat

Who can refute a sneer?
William Paley

Refute Translations

refute in Dutch is ontzenuwen, weerleggen
refute in German is widerlegen
refute in Italian is confutare
refute in Latin is reprehendo
refute in Spanish is refutar, confutar

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