confute

[ kuhn-fyoot ]

/ kənˈfyut /

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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.

Origin of confute

1520–30; <Latin confūtāre to abash, silence, refute, equivalent to con-con- + -fūtāre;cf. refute

OTHER WORDS FROM confute

con·fut·a·ble, adjectivecon·fut·er, nounun·con·fut·a·ble, adjectiveun·con·fut·ed, adjective

un·con·fut·ing, adjective

Words nearby confute

confused flour beetle, confusing, confusion, confusticate, confutation, confute, Cong, conga, con game, Congaree, congé

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Example sentences from the Web for confute

I will give him law enough to confute, and he shall furnish the insolence to confront this Attorney-General.
Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II.|Charles James Lever
To confute heresy was his chief delight; and his vanity was indulged to its utmost when the heretical Lambert was tried.
Body, Parentage and Character in History|Furneaux Jordan
In a preface to his translation, he endeavors to confute the opinion of Mons.
Dissertation on the English Language|Noah Webster, Jr.
Some say that his arguments are weak, and unable to make good what he intends, and undertake with great ease to confute them.
The Essays of Montaigne, Complete|Michel de Montaigne

Scholars like Petrarch were eager to confute his sect, and artists used him as a symbol of materialistic disbelief.
Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3|John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for confute

confute

/ (kənˈfjuːt) /

verb (tr)

to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove

obsolete to put an end to

Derived forms of confute

confutable, adjectiveconfutation (ˌkɒnfjʊˈteɪʃən), nounconfutative, adjectiveconfuter, noun

Word Origin for confute

C16: from Latin confūtāre to check, silence

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单词	confute
释义	confute [ kuhn-fyoot ] / kənˈfyut / SEE SYNONYMS FOR confute ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of confute 1520–30; <Latin confūtāre to abash, silence, refute, equivalent to con-con- + -fūtāre;cf. refute OTHER WORDS FROM confute con·fut·a·ble, adjectivecon·fut·er, nounun·con·fut·a·ble, adjectiveun·con·fut·ed, adjective un·con·fut·ing, adjective Words nearby confute confused flour beetle, confusing, confusion, confusticate, confutation, confute, Cong, conga, con game, Congaree, congé Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for confute I will give him law enough to confute, and he shall furnish the insolence to confront this Attorney-General. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II.\|Charles James Lever To confute heresy was his chief delight; and his vanity was indulged to its utmost when the heretical Lambert was tried. Body, Parentage and Character in History\|Furneaux Jordan In a preface to his translation, he endeavors to confute the opinion of Mons. Dissertation on the English Language\|Noah Webster, Jr. Some say that his arguments are weak, and unable to make good what he intends, and undertake with great ease to confute them. The Essays of Montaigne, Complete\|Michel de Montaigne Scholars like Petrarch were eager to confute his sect, and artists used him as a symbol of materialistic disbelief. Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3\|John Addington Symonds British Dictionary definitions for confute confute / (kənˈfjuːt) / verb (tr) to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove obsolete to put an end to Derived forms of confute confutable, adjectiveconfutation (ˌkɒnfjʊˈteɪʃən), nounconfutative, adjectiveconfuter, noun Word Origin for confute C16: from Latin confūtāre to check, silence 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 Words related to confute invalidate, tap, overwhelm, confound, controvert, negate, subvert, disprove, overthrow, overcome, dismay, expose, parry, break, overturn, demolish, contradict, upset, oppugn, defeat
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confute

verb (used with object), con·fut·ed, con·fut·ing.

Origin of confute

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verb (tr)

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