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con·fute    Audio Help   [kuhn-fyoot] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -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: to confute one's opponent.
3.Obsolete. to bring to naught; confound.
[Origin: 1520–30; < L confūtāre to abash, silence, refute, equiv. to con- con- + -fūtāre; cf. refute]

—Related forms
con·fut·a·ble, adjective
con·fut·er, noun
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  refute
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To prove or show to be false.
Synonyms:  belie, discredit, disprove, rebut
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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