confute

(kən fyo̵̅o̅t)

transitive verb confuted, confuting

  1. to prove (a person, statement, etc.) to be in error or false; overcome by argument or proof
  2. Obsolete to make useless

Origin: L confutare < com-, intens. + *futare < IE base *bhau-t, *bhu-t, to strike, beat

See confute in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb con·fut·ed, con·fut·ing, con·futes
  1. To prove to be wrong or in error; refute decisively.
  2. Obsolete To confound.

Origin:

Origin: Latin cōnfūtāre; see bhau- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • con·futˈa·ble adjective
  • con·fuˈta·tive (kən-fyo͞oˈtə-tĭv) adjective
  • con·futˈer noun

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