refute

refute is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. verb. prove to be false or incorrect

   Synonyms: controvert, rebut

3. verb. overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

   "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"

   Synonyms: rebut

Synonyms

controvert, rebut

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in refute:

feture, feuter, fuerte

Common word forms

refuted, refuter, refutes, refuting

Words from these letters

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