Both Uses of
refute
in
Persuasion, by Jane Austen
- He was astonished, indeed, but his character and general conduct must refute it.
Chpt 15 *refute = show that it is not so
- but on being assured that he could have made no attempt of that nature, since he did not even know her to be in Bath, it immediately occurred, that something might be done in her favour by the influence of the woman he loved, and she had been hastily preparing to interest Anne's feelings, as far as the observances due to Mr Elliot's character would allow, when Anne's refutation of the supposed engagement changed the face of everything;†
Chpt 21refutation = evidence or argument that something is false
Definition:
to disprove or argue against