What does confute mean?
Confute means (transitive, now rare) To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute..
Confute
/kənˈfjuːt/ · verb
Meaning
(transitive, now rare) To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute..
Example Sentences
Procatalepsis is a forme of speech by which the Orator perceiving aforehand what might be objected against him, and hurt him, doth confute it before it be spoken […].
bad books [...] to a discreet and judicious Reader serve in many respects to discover, to confute, to forewarn, and to illustrate.
The conjecture of [Greenland] jointing on the east with Spitzberg, Nova-zembla, and Tartary, is pretty well, if not entirely, confuted by the new discoveries of the Dutch and Russians.
We can look up something in a book and learn it perfectly well with no other motive than to confute reinforcement theory, or out of boredom, or idle curiosity.
Synonyms for confute
Antonyms for confute
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Word Forms
- confutes
- confuting
- confuted
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for confute?
Common synonyms include disprove.
What is the opposite of confute?
Possible antonyms include demonstrate, establish, show, prove.
How do you use confute in a sentence?
Procatalepsis is a forme of speech by which the Orator perceiving aforehand what might be objected against him, and hurt him, doth confute it before it be spoken […].
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