Verb: refute ri'fyoot
- Prove to be false or incorrect
"The lawyer refuted the witness's testimony";
- rebut, controvert
- Overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
"The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments";
- rebut
Derived forms: refuted, refuting, refutes
Type of: confute, disown, disprove, renounce, repudiate
Encyclopedia: Refute