Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Refute

Endorse

The most appropriate antonym of the word refute is endorse.

• Refute means "to prove (a statement or theory) to be false or erroneous."
• Endorse means "to give one's support or approval to (a person, cause, or policy)."

The other words do not have the same meaning as refute, so they are not its antonyms.

• Acknowledge means "to admit the truth or existence of (something)."
• Deny means "to state that (something) is not true or does not exist."
• Dispute means "to argue about (something) or express disagreement with (something)."