confutable

con·fute

 (kən-fyo͞ot′)

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 cōnfūtāre; see bhau- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·fut′a·ble adj.

con·fu′ta·tive (kən-fyo͞o′tə-tĭv) adj.

con·fut′er n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

confutable - able to be refuted confutative, refutable, questionable deniable - capable of being denied or contradicted

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