confute

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.

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

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con·futa·ble adj.

con·futa·tive (kn-fyt-tv) adj.

con·futer n.

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confute

Verb

[-futing, -futed] to prove to be wrong [Latin confutare to check, silence]

confutation n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

confute - prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" disprove 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"