How do you pronounce refute?

refute is pronounced as /rɪˈfjuːt/.

🚫refute

verb

/rɪˈfjuːt/

To prove a statement, argument, or theory to be false or invalid.

The lawyer refuted the witness's testimony with solid evidence.

disprove, contradict, counter, deny

prove, confirm, validate

refute claims, refute arguments, refute evidence

to criticize unfairly; to belittle or disparage someone or something

to squeeze tightly between the fingers; to take a small amount

Make an action or process easier or more achievable; to help bring about.

To argue or quarrel about trivial matters.

to plunge headfirst into water or another substance

to cause someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed