confute

Meaning

To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute.

Synonyms

refute

disprove

rebut

argue down

contradict

rejoin

rescind

retort

reverse

negate

persuade

destroy

put to silence

obliterate

erase

object

oppose

oppugn

overpower

quash

rebuff

recant

reconstruct

reject

silence

stem

strike back

tell off

thwart

traverse

unsay

withstand

clear of

counter to

hit back

resile

talk down

render speechless

annul

argue against

answer

confutation

contravene

controvert

convince

counterattack

debunk

defeat

denounce

falsify

Translations

widerlegen

réfuter

confutare

desmentir

ανασκευάζω

yalanlamak

aksini ispat etmek

çürütmek

weerleggen

refutar

smentire

confutar

διαψεύδω

αντικρούω

αναιρώ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənfjuːt/

Etymology

From Middle French confuter, from Latin confūtō.