Confute
61refute — [ri fyo͞ot′] vt. refuted, refuting [L refutare, to repel, check: see RE & CONFUTE] 1. to prove (a person) to be wrong; confute 2. to prove (an argument or statement) to be false or wrong, by argument or evidence 3. to deny the truth or validity… …
62confutation — noun 1. the speech act of refuting conclusively • Derivationally related forms: ↑confute • Hypernyms: ↑refutation, ↑defense, ↑defence 2. evidence that refutes conclusively • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
63con|fu|ta|tion — «KON fyu TAY shuhn», noun. 1. a confuting; disproving: »The lawyer s confutation of the witness s testimony helped him win his case. 2. a thing that confutes or disproves. ╂[< Latin cōnfūtātiō, ōnis < cōnfūtāre; see etym. under confute (Cf …
64boldface — Bold faced Bold faced , a. 1. Somewhat impudent; lacking modesty; as, a bold faced woman. [1913 Webster] I have seen enough to confute all the bold faced atheists of this age. Bramhall. [1913 Webster] 2. (Print.) Having a conspicuous or heavy… …
65Bold-faced — a. 1. Somewhat impudent; lacking modesty; as, a bold faced woman. [1913 Webster] I have seen enough to confute all the bold faced atheists of this age. Bramhall. [1913 Webster] 2. (Print.) Having a conspicuous or heavy face; also called {boldfac …
66comptrol — Control Con*trol , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controlled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Controlling}.] [F. contr[^o]ler, fr. contr[^o]le.] [Formerly written {comptrol} and {controul}.] 1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter… …
67Confutant — Con*fut ant, n. [L. confutans, p. pr. of confutare.] One who undertakes to confute. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
68Confutative — Con*fut a*tive, a. Adapted or designed to confute. Bp. Warburton [1913 Webster] …
69Control — Con*trol , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controlled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Controlling}.] [F. contr[^o]ler, fr. contr[^o]le.] [Formerly written {comptrol} and {controul}.] 1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; …
70Controlled — Control Con*trol , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controlled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Controlling}.] [F. contr[^o]ler, fr. contr[^o]le.] [Formerly written {comptrol} and {controul}.] 1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter… …
