refute /(rē̇*fūt")/

re·fute

refute

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Refuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Refuting

  1. 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.