Confute
31Confuted — Confute Con*fute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confuting}.] [L. confutare to chek (a boiling liquid), to repress, confute; con + a root seen in futis a water vessel), prob. akin to fundere to pour: cf. F. confuter. See {Fuse}… …
32Confuting — Confute Con*fute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confuting}.] [L. confutare to chek (a boiling liquid), to repress, confute; con + a root seen in futis a water vessel), prob. akin to fundere to pour: cf. F. confuter. See {Fuse}… …
33confutation — confute ► VERB formal ▪ prove to be wrong. DERIVATIVES confutation noun. ORIGIN Latin confutare restrain, answer conclusively …
34disprove — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. refute, confute, explode, defeat. See negation, confutation. Ant., prove, demonstrate. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. prove false, discredit, controvert, refute, confute, rebut, throw out, set aside, find …
35refute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. confute, controvert, disprove, deny, dispute. See negation, confutation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. disprove, confute, show up, rebut, explode, expose, prove false, overthrow, show the weakness in,… …
36Refute — Re*fute (r?*F3t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Refuting}.] [F. r[ e]futer, L. refuteare to repel, refute. Cf. {Confute}, {Refuse} to deny.] To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to… …
37Refuted — Refute Re*fute (r?*F3t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Refuting}.] [F. r[ e]futer, L. refuteare to repel, refute. Cf. {Confute}, {Refuse} to deny.] To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to… …
38Refuting — Refute Re*fute (r?*F3t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Refuting}.] [F. r[ e]futer, L. refuteare to repel, refute. Cf. {Confute}, {Refuse} to deny.] To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to… …
39Convict — Con*vict (k[o^]n*v[i^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convicting}.] 1. To prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision, or by one s conscience. [1913 Webster] He [Baxter] …
40Convicted — Convict Con*vict (k[o^]n*v[i^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convicting}.] 1. To prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision, or by one s conscience. [1913 Webster] He… …
