CONFUTE


Meaning of CONFUTE in English

■ 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'.

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