Repudiate vs. Refute

Repudiateverb

(transitive) To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.

Repudiateverb

(transitive) To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown.

Repudiateverb

(transitive) To refuse to pay or honor (a debt).

Repudiateverb

(intransitive) To be repudiated.

Repudiateverb

To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject.

Repudiateverb

To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has promised to marry.

Repudiateverb

To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts.

Repudiateverb

cast off or disown;

Repudiateverb

refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid;

Repudiateverb

refuse to recognize or pay;

Repudiateverb

reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust;

Repudiateverb

refuse to accept; reject

Repudiateverb

refuse to fulfil or discharge (an agreement, obligation, or debt)

Repudiateverb

(in the past or in non-Christian religions) disown or divorce (one's wife)

Repudiateverb

deny the truth or validity of

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.