■ verb formal prove to be wrong.
Derivatives
confutation noun
Origin
C16 (earlier (ME) as confutation ): from L. confutare 'restrain, answer conclusively', from con- 'altogether' + the base of refutare 'refute'.
■ verb formal prove to be wrong.
Derivatives
confutation noun
Origin
C16 (earlier (ME) as confutation ): from L. confutare 'restrain, answer conclusively', from con- 'altogether' + the base of refutare 'refute'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004