refute

Definition

To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

Etymology

From Latin refūtō (“refute, repudiate”).

Example Sentences

• "After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every thing in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, "I refute it thus.""
• "A spokesperson for VARS Technology said: “We completely refute the suggestion that our market-leading ANPR system is unreliable"."

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