Refute vs Dialectic - What's the difference?
refute | dialectic |
To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
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To deny the truth or correctness of (something).
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Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.
As a verb refute
is .As a noun dialectic is
any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.As an adjective dialectic is
dialectical.refute
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Verb
(refut)Usage notes
The second meaning of (refute) (to deny the truth of) is proscribed as erroneous by some(compare Merriam Webster,1994). An alternative term with such a meaning is (repudiate), which means to reject or refuse to acknowledge, but without the implication of justification. However, this distinction does not exist in the original Latin , which can apply to both senses.
Synonyms
* : debunk, disprove, rebut * (deny the truth or correctness): deny, gainsay, rebut, reject, repudiateAntonyms
* : demonstrate, prove * (deny the truth or correctness): accept, embracedialectic
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Alternative forms
* dialectick (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- This situation created the inner dialectic of American history.