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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.
con·fut′a·ble adj.
con·fu′ta·tive (kən-fyo͞o′tə-tĭv) adj.
con·fut′er n.
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confute
(kÉ™nˈfjuËt)vb (tr)
1. to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove
2. obsolete to put an end to
[C16: from Latin confÅ«tÄre to check, silence]
conˈfutable adj
confutation n
conˈfutative adj
conˈfuter n
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con•fute
(kənˈfyut)v.t. -fut•ed, -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.
3. Obs. to bring to naught; confound.
[1520–30; < Latin confūtāre to abash, silence, refute]
con•fut′a•ble, adj.
con•fut′er, n.
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confute
Past participle: confuted
Gerund: confuting
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| Verb | 1. | confute - prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" explode - show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete negate, contradict - prove negative; show to be false falsify - prove false; "Falsify a claim" |
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confute
vt → widerlegen
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