Thesaurus / confute
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He recites several passages from the Fathers on this subject, by which he pretends to confute the first reformers.
THE LIFE OF THE TRULY EMINENT AND LEARNED HUGO GROTIUSJEAN LVESQUE DE BURIGNYHe enumerated the objections which had been made, and the industry with which he had endeavoured to confute them.
WIELAND; OR THE TRANSFORMATIONCHARLES BROCKDEN BROWNI had not relied upon time, or the suggestion of his cooler thoughts, to confute his charges.
WIELAND; OR THE TRANSFORMATIONCHARLES BROCKDEN BROWNHaving enunciated this definition, as one learnt from another person not named, Sokrates proceeds to examine and confute it.
PLATO AND THE OTHER COMPANIONS OF SOKRATES, 3RD ED. VOLUME III (OF 4)GEORGE GROTETo confute intuitionists and get rid of intuitions was one main purpose of all Mill's speculations.
THE ENGLISH UTILITARIANS, VOLUME I.LESLIE STEPHENThey utter concerning him not a single word that does not immediately confute itself.
GOOD SENSEPAUL HENRI THIRY, BARON D'HOLBACHEfforts are made to confute the different objections raised in many quarters.
SCHENK'S THEORY: THE DETERMINATION OF SEXSAMUEL LEOPOLD SCHENKConfute him with a whip, and, the doubt decided, Punish him with a halter.
THE PLAYS OF PHILIP MASSINGERPHILIP MASSINGERPlay after play of his troops tumultuously to confute your boast.
THE BROWNING CYCLOPDIAEDWARD BERDOEI absolutely confute everything that I have been made to say in the Matin.
MY MEMOIRSMARGUERITE STEINHEILWORDS RELATED TO CONFUTE
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