REFUTES
Verb
refutes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refute
Anagrams
• Fuertes, Seufert, feuters, feutres
Source: Wiktionary
REFUTE
Re*fute" (r*F3t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refuted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Refuting.] Etym: [F. réfuter, L. refuteare to repel, refute. Cf.
Confute, Refuse to deny.]
Definition: To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or
countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute;
as, to refute arguments; to refute testimony; to refute opinions or
theories; to refute a disputant.
There were so many witnesses in these two miracles that it is
impossible to refute such multitudes. Addison.
Syn.
– To confute; disprove. See Confute.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition