Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Refute (-s)
refute (-s), v. [L. refūtāre, repel, repress, rebut < re-, again + -fūta-, pour out.]
Deny; negate; nullify; show not to exist; prove to be impossible; [fig.] block out; obstruct from view.
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