confute

UK: /kənˈfjuːt/ US: (kən fyo̅o̅t′)

Inflections of 'confute' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

confutes

v 3rd person singular

confuting

v pres p

confuted

v past

confuted

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

con•fute  (kən fyo̅o̅t′), v.t., -fut•ed, -fut•ing. 

1. to prove to be false, invalid, or defective;
   disprove:
   to confute an argument.
2. to prove (a person) to be wrong by argument or proof:
   to confute one's opponent.
3. [Obs.] to bring to naught;
   confound.

• Latin confūtāre to abash, silence, refute, equivalent. to con- con- + -fūtāre; compare refute
• 1520–30

con•fut′a•ble, adj. 
con•fut′er, n. 

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confute / kənˈfjuːt/ verb (transitive)

1. to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin confūtāre to check, silence

conˈfutable adjective

confutation / ˌkɒnfjʊˈteɪʃən/ noun