Confute
11confute — con•fute [[t]kənˈfyut[/t]] v. t. fut•ed, fut•ing 1) to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove: to confute an argument[/ex] 2) to prove (a person) to be wrong by argument or proof 3) Obs. to bring to naught; confound • Etymology:… …
12confute — transitive verb (confuted; confuting) Etymology: Latin confutare to check, silence Date: 1529 1. to overwhelm in argument ; refute conclusively < Elijah…confuted the prophets of Baal G. B. Shaw > 2 …
13confute — Synonyms and related words: answer, answer conclusively, antagonize, argue down, be antipathetic, be inimical, beat against, break, clash, collide, conflict, conflict with, confound, contradict, contrapose, contravene, controvert, counter,… …
14confute — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. disprove, defeat, overwhelm, overcome, silence, expose, bring to naught, rebut, controvert, parry, negate, vanquish, demolish, invalidate, answer conclusively, overturn, prove to be wrong, set aside, overcome in debate,… …
15confute — con|fute [kənˈfju:t] v [T] formal to prove that a person or an argument is completely wrong …
16confute — see BEAT …
17confute — con·fute || kÉ™n fjuËt v. prove wrong, disprove …
18confute — verb formal prove to be wrong. Derivatives confutation noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as confutation): from L. confutare restrain, answer conclusively , from con altogether + the base of refutare refute …
19confute — v. a. 1. Overthrow (by argument), overcome (in debate), convict of error, put to silence, silence. 2. Disprove, refute, prove to be false …
20confute — verb (T) formal to prove that a person or belief is completely wrong confutation noun (C, U) …
