confute
confute · confutes · confuted · confuting
To show to be false or wrongTo show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute.
/kənˈfjuːt/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute.
опроверга́тьoprovergátʹ
prove to be false
Translations
3 languagesРусский
to disprove, refute:
Origin
From Middle French confuter, from Latin confūtō.From Middle French confuter, from Latin confūtō.
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Forms
confutes, confuting, confuted, confutedSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- prove to be false:disprove
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle