confute
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confute
- /kənˈfjuːt/ UK
Rhymes with -uːt
Where it comes from
From Middle French confuter, from Latin confūtō.
verb confutes · confuting · confuted
- To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute. 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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verb to disprove, refute
| Italiano | confutare |
|---|---|
| Русский | опроверга́ть oprovergátʹ |
Talk about this word "confute." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/confute. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. confute. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/confute "confute." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/confute.
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@misc{confute_2026,
title = {confute},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/confute},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
