refute

US: /ɹɪfˈjut/
UK: /ɹɪfjˈuːt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


refute /ri'fju:t/
  • ngoại động từ
    • bác, bẻ lại
      • to refute someone's argument: bác lý lẽ của ai

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb [VN] (formal)
1 to prove that sth is wrong
Synonym: REBUT
to refute an argument / a theory
2 to say that sth is not true or fair
Synonym: DENY
She refutes any suggestion that she behaved unprofessionally.
refutable adjective
refutation noun [C, U]: a refutation of previously held views

Concise English dictionary


refutes|refuted|refutingrɪ'fjuːt
verb
+overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
+prove to be false or incorrect