CONFUTE


Meaning of CONFUTE in English

/ kənˈfjuːt; NAmE / verb

[ vn ] ( formal ) to prove a person or an argument to be wrong

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent.: from Latin confutare restrain, answer conclusively, from con- altogether + the base of refutare refute.

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