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confute
[ kuhn-fyoot ]
verb (used with object)
, con·fut·ed, con·fut·ing.
- to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove:
to confute an argument.
- to prove (a person) to be wrong by argument or proof:
to confute one's opponent.
- Obsolete. to bring to naught; confound.
confute
/ ˌkɒnfjʊˈteɪʃən; kənˈfjuːt /
verb
- to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove
- obsolete.to put an end to
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Derived Forms
- conˈfuter, noun
- conˈfutative, adjective
- conˈfutable, adjective
- confutation, noun
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Other Words From
- con·futa·ble adjective
- con·futer noun
- uncon·futa·ble adjective
- uncon·futed adjective
- uncon·futing adjective
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Word History and Origins
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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.
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He enumerated the objections which had been made, and the industry with which he had endeavoured to confute them.
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I had not relied upon time, or the suggestion of his cooler thoughts, to confute his charges.
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Having enunciated this definition, as one learnt from another person not named, Sokrates proceeds to examine and confute it.
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To confute intuitionists and get rid of intuitions was one main purpose of all Mill's speculations.
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