Confute

[kən'fjuːt] or [kən'fjut]

Definition

(v. t.) To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Overthrow (by argument), overcome (in debate), convict of error, put to silence.[2]. Disprove, refute, prove to be false.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

[See REFUTE]

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Definition

v.t. to prove to be false: to refute: to put an end to.—adj. Confūt′able.—n. Confutā′tion.—adj. Confūt′ative tending to confute.—n. Confute′ment.

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