refute
verb (used with object)
to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
has refuted
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present perfectof refute (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A vlogger named Jake Rosmarin who is on the MV Hondius has refuted claims that the ship is dirty, saying on social media it’s “simply not true.”
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
“Their immune system is better than ours,” Kennedy said, pointing to a researcher who has refuted Kennedy’s use of his research.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
China, under which Hong Kong operates as a special administrative region, has refuted the allegations that the city's intelligence service was involved.
From BBC ● May 14, 2024
That woman, Shannan Gilbert, was found dead in 2011 in another area, a coastal marsh, in what Suffolk County police labelled an accidental drowning, which her family has refuted.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
It is perfectly obvious Mr. Redfield has refuted his own hypothesis.
From The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes by Thomas Belden Butler
