transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈfyüt ]
transitive verb
( 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