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What does refute mean?

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  1. (transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
  2. (transitive) To deny the truth or correctness of (something).
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Cornelius mashes sounds together like a child shaking a kaleidoscope mashes colours, but with a deliberation and precision that refute chaos.
This is an enormous leap, for the bulk of Prof. Budziszewski's arguments aim to refute opponents of capital punishment.
Remember, he already knows the facts that I use to refute these accusations.
Fortunately, I do not have to refute the labor theory of value, it's already been done, see Human Action by Mises.
As with all research, evaluations of these hypotheses will not confirm or refute associated theories but may allow refinement of theories.
This process of using observation and experiment to refute false theories does not rely on induction in any way.

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