confute

[kuhn-fyoot] / kənˈfyut /

VERB

disprove, refute

Synonyms

STRONG

break confound contradict controvert defeat demolish dismay disprove expose invalidate negate oppugn overcome overthrow overturn overwhelm parry rebut silence subvert tap upset vanquish

WEAK

blow sky-high bring to naught knock the props out (from under) prove false prove wrong put down set aside shut up

Antonyms

STRONG

agree allow approve concede encourage fail fix give in hide lose make happy obey permit surrender validate yield

WEAK

affirm attest confirm endorse prove verify

Example Sentences

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In his foreword, he paraphrases Bacon in urging the public to read the book – “not to contradict and confute… but to weigh and consider”.

From The Guardian

In 1733 a pamphlet called The Budget Opened attacked Sir Robert Walpole's tax plans, saying that once revealed they turned out to be "what has been known, confuted and exploded long before".

From BBC

But science is taught, and science confutes the Hindoo cosmogony.

From Project Gutenberg

Well, I do compose then—so you are confuted!

From Project Gutenberg

No. The story of stones being thrown at him is destitute of all proof but the guard's own assertion, and is confuted by a hundred eye witnesses.

From Project Gutenberg

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