v.
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' fyüt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: con · fut · ed ; con · fut · ing
Etymology: Latin confutare to check, silence
Date: 1529
1 : to overwhelm in argument : refute conclusively <Elijah ⋯ confuted the prophets of Baal ― G. B. Shaw>
2 obsolete : CONFOUND
– con · fut · er noun