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confute

[ kuhn-fyoot ]

verb (used with object)

, con·fut·ed, con·fut·ing.
  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:

    to confute one's opponent.

  3. Obsolete. to bring to naught; confound.


confute

/ ˌkɒnfjʊˈteɪʃən; kənˈfjuːt /

verb

  1. to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove
  2. obsolete.
    to put an end to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • conˈfuter, noun
  • conˈfutative, adjective
  • conˈfutable, adjective
  • confutation, noun
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Other Words From

  • con·futa·ble adjective
  • con·futer noun
  • uncon·futa·ble adjective
  • uncon·futed adjective
  • uncon·futing adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of confute1

1520–30; < Latin confūtāre to abash, silence, refute, equivalent to con- con- + -fūtāre; refute
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Word History and Origins

Origin of confute1

C16: from Latin confūtāre to check, silence
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Example Sentences

He recites several passages from the Fathers on this subject, by which he pretends to confute the first reformers.

He enumerated the objections which had been made, and the industry with which he had endeavoured to confute them.

I had not relied upon time, or the suggestion of his cooler thoughts, to confute his charges.

Having enunciated this definition, as one learnt from another person not named, Sokrates proceeds to examine and confute it.

To confute intuitionists and get rid of intuitions was one main purpose of all Mill's speculations.

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