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1. (v.t.) confute
to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove:
to confute an argument.
2. confute
to prove (a person) to be wrong by argument or proof.
3. confute
Obs. to bring to naught; confound.
Etymology: (1520–30; < L confūtāre to abash, silence, refute)
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1. (verb) disprove, confute
prove to be false
"The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"
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1. (verb) confute
to overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence
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