refutable Definition

refute
verb refuted, refuting

1. To prove that (a person, statement, theory, etc) is wrong.

Thesaurus: counter, disprove, confute, rebut, negate, discredit, gainsay.
2. colloq
To deny.

Derivative: refutable
adj

Derivative: refutably
adverb

Derivative: refutation

Refuting.

An argument, etc that refutes.

Derivative: refuter
noun

Etymology: 16c: from Latin refutare to drive back or rebut.

Info:

○ If you simply deny an argument or allegation, you reject or repudiate it &wbox; &wbox;

○ If you refute or rebut the argument or allegation, you produce a reasoned counter-argument or proof &wbox; &wbox; .

○ You will sometimes see and hear refute used in the simpler sense of ‘deny', which can give rise to ambiguity; in some sentences you won't know whether refute means reasoned proof or just emphatic denial &wbox;