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confute

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con·fute  (kn-fyt)
tr.v. con·fut·ed, con·fut·ing, con·futes
1. To prove to be wrong or in error; refute decisively.
2. Obsolete To confound.

[Latin cnftre; see bhau- in Indo-European roots.]

con·futa·ble adj.
con·futa·tive (kn-fyt-tv) adj.
con·futer n.

confute [kənˈfjuːt]
vb (tr)
1. to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove
2. Obsolete to put an end to
[from Latin confūtāre to check, silence]
confutable  adj
confutation  [ˌkɒnfjʊˈteɪʃən] n
confutative  adj
confuter  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.confute - prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"
explode - show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
negate, contradict - prove negative; show to be false
controvert, rebut, refute - prove to be false or incorrect
falsify - prove false; "Falsify a claim"
Translations
confute [kənˈfjuːt] VTrefutar
confute
vtwiderlegen


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Victor Lavalle tells us of that historic collision (en plane) on the flank of Hecla between Herrera, then a pillar of the Spanish school, and the man destined to confute his theories and lead him intellectually captive.
Teresa was very much annoyed, and left the table before the cheese, saying as she did so: 'There, Miss Lavish, is one who can confute you better than I,' and pointed to that beautiful picture of Lord Tennyson.
Bulstrode has been guilty of shameful acts, but I call upon him either publicly to deny and confute the scandalous statements made against him by a man now dead, and who died in his house--the statement that he was for many years engaged in nefarious practices, and that he won his fortune by dishonest procedures--or else to withdraw from positions which could only have been allowed him as a gentleman among gentlemen.
 
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