❌ Refute: SAT Vocabulary for Truth, Arguments, and Logic
REFUTE most nearly means: A) endorse; B) disprove; C) appease; D) divulge. Answer inside. 👉️
📚️ Definition of Refute
Refute (verb): To prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false, typically by using evidence or argument. Example: refute someone’s ridiculous argument.
🗣️ Pronunciation of Refute
IPA: /rɪˈfjuːt/ (See IPA key)
Respelling: rih-FYOOT
📰 Examples of Refute
Here are some examples of the word refute:
Michael Joshua, ESQ called a surprise witness whose testimony would refute just about every single assertion made by the prosecution.
Galileo’s observations of Jupiter’s moons helped to refute the notion that the Earth was the center of the universe.
“He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them. But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion...” — John Stuart Mill (Simplification: This is partly saying that just because no one has proved you wrong doesn’t necessarily mean you’re right.)
Quiz answer: B, disprove.