Madison refutes the prevailing view that democracy was only possible in a small state by arguing in Federalist Paper No. 10 that a large, diverse republic is better equipped to protect against the dangers of factionalism. He suggests that in a large republic, multiple factions would exist and would counterbalance each other, preventing any single faction from gaining too much power and oppressing others. Additionally, he argues that a larger republic would have a more diverse pool of candidates, leading to the election of more qualified and capable leaders.
The opposite of refute is to prove correct.
I have nothing to refute your hypothesis.
The lawyer had no argument to refute the evidence against his client. Refute means to disprove.
Are you able to refute the testimony that the witness just presented.
Refute
The plural of refute is refutes. As in "the company refutes the claims".
Sally will refute Ben's false accusation
Fruit, suit, and mute all rhyme with refute.
A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses. An example of a compound sentence that uses the word "refute" would be: You continue to refute my theory, so I will no longer discuss it with you.
Openminded, but against Organised Religion.
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The lawyer was going to refute the plaintiff until her client was proven innocent.