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  1. refute:


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Detailed Synonyms for refute in English

refute:

to refute verb (refutes, refuted, refuting)

  1. to refute
    to refute; to protest; to remonstrate; to rebut; to object; to deny
    • refute verb (refutes, refuted, refuting)
    • protest verb (protests, protested, protesting)
    • remonstrate verb (remonstrates, remonstrated, remonstrating)
    • rebut verb (rebuts, rebutted, rebutting)
    • object verb (objects, objected, objecting)
    • deny verb (denies, denied, denying)
  2. to refute
    to refute
    • refute verb (refutes, refuted, refuting)
  3. to refute
    – prove to be false or incorrect 1
    to refute; to rebut; controvert
    – prove to be false or incorrect 1
  4. to refute
    – overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof 1
    to refute; to rebut
    – overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof 1
    • refute verb (refutes, refuted, refuting)
      • The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments1
    • rebut verb (rebuts, rebutted, rebutting)

Conjugations for refute:

present
  1. refute
  2. refute
  3. refutes
  4. refute
  5. refute
  6. refute
simple past
  1. refuted
  2. refuted
  3. refuted
  4. refuted
  5. refuted
  6. refuted
present perfect
  1. have refuted
  2. have refuted
  3. has refuted
  4. have refuted
  5. have refuted
  6. have refuted
past continuous
  1. was refuting
  2. were refuting
  3. was refuting
  4. were refuting
  5. were refuting
  6. were refuting
future
  1. shall refute
  2. will refute
  3. will refute
  4. shall refute
  5. will refute
  6. will refute
continuous present
  1. am refuting
  2. are refuting
  3. is refuting
  4. are refuting
  5. are refuting
  6. are refuting
subjunctive
  1. be refuted
  2. be refuted
  3. be refuted
  4. be refuted
  5. be refuted
  6. be refuted
diverse
  1. refute!
  2. let's refute!
  3. refuted
  4. refuting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "refute":

  • refuting, refutable

Alternate Synonyms for "refute":


Related Definitions for "refute":

  1. prove to be false or incorrect1
  2. overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof1
    • The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments1