transitive verb (~d; confuting) Etymology: Latin confutare to check, silence Date: 1529 to overwhelm in argument ; refute conclusively , confound , ~r noun
CONFUTE
Meaning of CONFUTE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012