refute
verb (used with object)
to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
have refuted
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present perfectof refute.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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Taiwanese authorities have refuted the rumours, saying there are sufficient LNG reserves for March and April.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
“This is a thing I have refuted for years.”
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2026
Their pop-historical account of the Constitution has been debunked from top to bottom by legitimate legal historians, who have refuted the rotten moorings of this bogus theory with devastating precision.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2025
But doctors’ groups have refuted the plan, saying universities aren’t ready to offer quality education to that many students.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
The consequence was that the three persons who could have refuted the calumny were entirely ignorant of the stigma attached to their friend.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various
