Associations to the word «Refute»

Wiktionary

REFUTE, verb. (transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
REFUTE, verb. (transitive) To deny the truth or correctness of (something).

Dictionary definition

REFUTE, verb. Overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments".
REFUTE, verb. Prove to be false or incorrect.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca