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Reft vs Refut - What's the difference?

reft | refut |

As nouns the difference between reft and refut

is that reft is a chink; a rift while refut is (obsolete) refuge.

As a verb reft

is (reave).

reft

English

Verb

(head)
  • (reave)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A chink; a rift.
    • (Webster 1913)

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    refut

    English

    Noun

  • (obsolete) refuge
    • Thou haven of refut . — Chaucer.
    (Webster 1913)