Past tense of refute
regular verb
The past tense of refute is refuted. The past participle is also refuted.
Forms of refute
| Base form (V1) | refute /ɹɪˈfjuːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | refuted |
| Past participle (V3) | refuted |
| Present participle | refuting |
| Third person singular | refutes |
Refuted in a sentence
- Stirner's bourgeois-philistine tendency to axiologize economic categories and relations was refuted.1969, International Arts and Sciences, Soviet Studies in Philosophy - Volumes 8-9, The Michigan University Press, page 395. From the entry axiologize
- Fixtures' secretary Jimmy Henry refuted the comments.2011 May 11, “Broadside at Croke Park”, in The Meath Chronicle. From the entry cop on
- Fowler effectively refuted critics who had argued that Milton's high style was un-English, but he overstated the case.1999, Ton Hoenselaars, Marius Buning, English Literature and the Other Languages, page 41. From the entry un-English
- However, a number of well-crafted studies in recent years have forcefully questioned—and perhaps refuted—the view that the Venuses were simply or solely goddesses.1990, D. Bruce Dickson, “An Interpretation”, in The Dawn of Belief: Religion in the Upper Paleolithic of Southwestern Europe, Tucson…. From the entry venus
- On the other hand, some believe that Hannon reached Senegal and the Cameroons, and that the gorillaï were actually gorillas (an opinion refuted by Heuvelmans).1982, International Society of Cryptozoology, Interdisciplinary Journal of the International Society of Cryptozoology, page 133. From the entry Gorillai
Meaning of refute
- verb To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
- verb To deny the truth or correctness of (something); to reject or disagree with an accusation.
Questions about the past tense of refute
- What is the past tense of refute?
- The past tense of refute is refuted.
- What is the past participle of refute?
- The past participle of refute is refuted.
- Is refute a regular or irregular verb?
- Refute is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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