English-Thai Dictionary

refute

VT ปฏิเสธ  deny refuse pa-ti-sed

 

refute

VT พิสูจน์ ว่า ไม่ จริง  พยายาม หา หลักฐาน มา หักล้าง  confute disprove pi-sud-wa-jing

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REFUTE

v.t.[L. refuto; re and futo, Obs. The primary sense of futo, is to drive or thrust, to beat back. ] To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute. We say, to refute arguments, to refute testimony, to refute opinions or theories, to refute a disputant.
There were so many witnesses to these two miracles, that it is impossible to refute such multitudes.

 

REFUTED

pp. Disproved; proved to be false or erroneous.

 

REFUTER

n.One that refutes.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REFUTE

Re *fute " (r *F3t "), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refuted; p. pr. & vb. n.Refuting. ] Etym: [F. réfuter, L. refuteare to repel, refute. Cf. Confute, Refuse to deny. ]

 

Defn: 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. There were so many witnesses in these two miracles that it is impossible to refute such multitudes. Addison.

 

Syn. -- To confute; disprove. See Confute.

 

REFUTER

REFUTER Re *fut "er (-ft "r ), n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, refutes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

refute

re fute |riˈfyo͞ot rəˈfjut | ▶verb [ with obj. ] prove (a statement or theory ) to be wrong or false; disprove: these claims have not been convincingly refuted. • prove that (someone ) is wrong. • deny or contradict (a statement or accusation ): a spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias. DERIVATIVES re fut a ble adjective, re fut al |-ˈfyo͞otl |noun ( rare ), ref u ta tion |ˌrefyo͝oˈtāSHən |noun, re fut er noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin refutare ‘repel, rebut. ’ usage: The core meaning of refute is ‘prove a statement or theory to be wrong, ’ as in attempts to refute Einstein's theory. In the second half of the 20th century, a more general sense developed, meaning simply ‘deny, ’ as in I absolutely refute the charges made against me. Traditionalists object to this newer use as an unacceptable degradation of the language, but it is widely encountered.

 

Oxford Dictionary

refute

refute |rɪˈfjuːt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] prove (a statement or theory ) to be wrong or false; disprove: these claims have not been convincingly refuted. • prove that (someone ) is wrong. • deny or contradict (a statement or accusation ): a spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias. DERIVATIVES refutable adjective refutation |rɛfjʊˈteɪʃ (ə )n |noun, refuter noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin refutare ‘repel, rebut ’. usage: The core meaning of refute is ‘prove a statement or theory to be wrong ’, as in attempts to refute Einstein's theory. In the second half of the 20th century a more general sense developed, meaning simply ‘deny ’, as in I absolutely refute the charges made against me. Traditionalists object to this newer use as an unacceptable degradation of the language, but it is widely encountered.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

refute

refute verb attempts to refute Einstein's theory: disprove, prove wrong, prove false, debunk, discredit, invalidate; informal poke holes in; formal confute. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD refute, confute, deny, rebut, reject Refute is not synonymous with rebut or deny. That is, it doesn't mean merely “counter an argument ” but “disprove beyond doubt; prove a statement false. ” Yet the word is commonly misused for rebut —e.g.: “Ontario Hydro strongly refuted [read rebutted or denied ] the charges, saying none of its actions violate the Power Corporations Act. ” ( Ottawa Citizen; Apr. 25, 1997.) Sometimes refute is misused for reject —e.g.: “Two-thirds of people refuted [read rejected ] [Nicholas Ridley's ] belief that European Monetary Union is a ‘German racket to take over the whole of Europe. ’ ” ( Sunday Telegraph [UK ]; July 15, 1990.) Confute is essentially synonymous with refute in the sense “prove to be false or wrong. ” It's probably the stronger term, but it's much rarer. — BG These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

refute

refute verb 1 attempts to refute Einstein's theory of relativity: disprove, prove wrong /false, show /prove to be wrong /false, rebut, confute, give the lie to, demolish, explode, debunk, drive a coach and horses through, discredit, invalidate; informal shoot full of holes, shoot down (in flames ), blow sky-high; rare controvert, negative. ANTONYMS confirm. 2 a spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias: deny, reject, repudiate, rebut, declare to be untrue; contradict; formal gainsay. ANTONYMS accept. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS refute or deny? The core meaning of refute is ‘prove (a statement or theory ) to be wrong ’, as in attempts to refute Einstein's theory. In the second half of the 20th century, a sense developed in which refute is treated as synonymous with deny, as in I absolutely refute the charges made against me, where no evidence or argument to show that the charges are untrue is given. Traditionalists object to the second use, but it is now widely accepted in standard English. These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

French Dictionary

réfuter

réfuter v. tr. verbe transitif Nier le bien-fondé d ’un raisonnement, d ’une affirmation par des arguments solides. aimer Note Orthographique r é futer.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

refute

re fute /rɪfjúːt /動詞 他動詞 1 〈人 考え 理論など 〉の誤りを証明する, …を論破する, 論駁 （ばく ）する ; …に反論する .2 ｟かたく ｠〈議論 罪状など 〉を否定する .