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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"
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The meaning of CONFUTE is to overwhelm in argument : refute conclusively. How to use confute in a sentence.
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 wordsidiom. anti-sexist. attest. authenticate. demonstrably. demonstration of something. dispel. disprove. do justice to someone/somethingidiom. non-evidence. probatory.
Confute definition: to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove. See examples of CONFUTE used in a sentence.
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.
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.
IPA guide. Other forms: confuted; confuting; confutes. Definitions of confute. verb. prove to be false. synonyms: disprove. see more.
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.
Confute Definition. To prove (a person, statement, etc.) to be in error or false; overcome by argument or proof. To make useless. To confound. (now rare) To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute. confirm. See syn. study at disprove.disprove.
Definition of confute verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
confute meaning, definition, what is confute: to prove that a person or an argument is...: Learn more.
