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confute

verb

con·​fute kən-ˈfyüt How to pronounce confute (audio)
confuted; confuting

transitive verb

1
: to overwhelm in argument : refute conclusively
Elijah … confuted the prophets of Baal G. B. Shaw
2
obsolete : confound
confuter noun

Example Sentences

theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience
Recent Examples on the Web Vulnerable, uninformed wives have hardly been in a position to confute them. Justin Jones, Quartz India, 15 Sep. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Latin confutare to check, silence

First Known Use

1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of confute was in 1529

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