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    confute
    /kənˈfjuːt/

    verb

    • 1. prove (a person or an assertion or accusation) to be wrong: formal "restorers who sought to confute this view were accused of ignorance"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONFUTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to prove a person or an argument to be wrong. Synonym. disprove. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Proving and disproving. acid test. actions speak louder than words idiom. anti-sexist. attest. authenticate. demonstrably. demonstration of something. dispel. disprove. do justice to someone/something idiom. non-evidence. probatory.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › confuteConfute Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to overwhelm in argument : refute conclusively. Elijah … confuted the prophets of Baal G. B. Shaw. 2. obsolete : confound. confuter noun. Synonyms. belie. confound. debunk. disconfirm. discredit. disprove. falsify. rebut. refute. shoot down. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of confute in a Sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › confuteConfute - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of confute. verb. prove to be false. synonyms: disprove. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. confute confuted. confutation. the "confute" family. prove to be false.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › confuteCONFUTE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Confute definition: to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove. See examples of CONFUTE used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONFUTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'confute' Word Frequency. confute in British English. (kənˈfjuːt ) verb (transitive) 1. to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove. 2. obsolete. to put an end to. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. confutable (conˈfutable) adjective. confutation (ˌkɒnfjʊˈteɪʃən )

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONFUTE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    verb [ T ] formal us / kənˈfjuːt / uk / kənˈfjuːt / Add to word list. to prove a person or an argument to be wrong. Synonym. disprove. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Proving and disproving. acid test. actions speak louder than words idiom. anti-sexist. attest. authenticate. demonstrably. dispel. disprove.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › confuteConfute - definition of confute by The Free Dictionary

    1. to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove: to confute an argument. 2. to prove (a person) to be wrong by argument or proof. 3. Obs. to bring to naught; confound. [1520–30; < Latin confūtāre to abash, silence, refute] con•fut′a•ble, adj. con•fut′er, n.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › confuteConfute Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Confute definition: To prove to be wrong or in error; refute decisively.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › confuteconfute | meaning of confute in Longman Dictionary of...

    confute meaning, definition, what is confute: to prove that a person or an argument is...: Learn more.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › confuteconfute - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · confute (third-person singular simple present confutes, present participle confuting, simple past and past participle confuted) (transitive, now rare) To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute.