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   confute

   /kənˈfjuːt/

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

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin confutare ‘restrain, answer conclusively’, from con- ‘altogether’ + the base of refutare ‘refute’.

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   • 1. confutation noun

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   What does confute mean?

   • These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'confute.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples. Latin confutare to check, silence 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1 “Confute.”

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   What does confutable mean?

   • Did you actually mean confutable or computable? Able to be entrusted with secrets, or private information. Able to keep silent concerning other's secrets, or private information. How to pronounce confidable?

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   What is confute verb prove?

   • Definitions of confute verb prove to be false synonyms:disprove see moresee less Antonyms: demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment types: explode show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete controvert, rebut, refute

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   What does refutar mean?

   • refutar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CONFUTE definition: 1. to prove a person or an argument to be wrong 2. to prove a person or an argument to be wrong. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CONFUTE is to overwhelm in argument : refute conclusively. How to use confute in a sentence.

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   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.

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

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   To refute a statement is to demonstrate its falsity by argument or countervailing proof; confute is substantially the same in meaning, tho differing in usage.

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   2 meanings: 1. to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove 2. obsolete to put an end to.... Click for more definitions.

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   4 days ago · Other forms: confuted; confuting; confutes. Definitions of confute. verb. prove to be false. synonyms: disprove. see more.

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   Definition of confute verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.