Word of the Day: REFUTE

To counter or quash

refute (verb) - to prove wrong or false through evidence or argument; to reject or deny [ri-fyoot]

BREAKDOWN: RE- (back) + FUT- (to beat)

• refutation is a statement, argument, or proof of inaccuracy or wrongness

See also: buttress

“Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.” —Josh Billings