verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of refute form-of, gerund, participle, present

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apologeticconfoundingconfutativeconfutingcontradictorycontrary

Example

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"Far from refuting the thesis that race is to blame for lower IQ score, Lynn's data actually supports it."

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