Rebuke vs. Refute

Rebukenoun

A harsh criticism.

Rebukeverb

To criticise harshly; to reprove.

Rebukeverb

To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish.

Rebukenoun

A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment.

Rebukenoun

Check; rebuff.

Rebukenoun

an act or expression of criticism and censure;

Rebukeverb

censure severely or angrily;

Rebuke

In English law and the canon law of the Church of England, a rebuke is a censure on a member of the clergy. It is the least severe censure available against clergy of the Church of England, less severe than a monition.

Refuteverb

(transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

Refuteverb

(transitive) To deny the truth or correctness of (something).

Refuteverb

To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments; to refute testimony; to refute opinions or theories; to refute a disputant.

Refuteverb

overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof;

Refuteverb

prove to be false or incorrect

Refuteverb

prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove

Refuteverb

prove that (someone) is wrong

Refuteverb

deny or contradict (a statement or accusation)

Refute

The defence called several respectable witnesses who were able to refute the false testimony.