All 3 Uses of
refute
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- he scarcely tried to refute his evidence
Chpt 12 *refute = argue against
- The lawyers and experts were lost in admiration, and were only at a loss to understand what good purpose could be served by it, for all, I repeat, felt that the case for the prosecution could not be refuted, but was growing more and more tragically overwhelming.†
Chpt 12
- His speech might be divided into two parts, the first consisting of criticism in refutation of the charge, sometimes malicious and sarcastic.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(refute) to disprove or argue against