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noun the act of determining that something is false
originEtymology tree English refute Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English refutal From refute + -al.
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