confute

[kuhn-fyoot] / kənˈfyut /

VERB

disprove, refute

Synonyms

STRONG

break confound contradict controvert defeat demolish dismay disprove expose invalidate negate oppugn overcome overthrow overturn overwhelm parry rebut silence subvert tap upset vanquish

WEAK

blow sky-high bring to naught knock the props out (from under) prove false prove wrong put down set aside shut up

Antonyms

STRONG

agree allow approve concede encourage fail fix give in hide lose make happy obey permit surrender validate yield

WEAK

affirm attest confirm endorse prove verify

Example Sentences

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Delighted at this really "safe" issue, the Deputies rose to support or confute Dr. Pinard.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sometimes they illustrate his thesis; sometimes they confute it.

From Time Magazine Archive

As head of the Government I wish once and for all to confute this miserable lie.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now comes the "mediator" trying to keep peace between many power centers and "the Two-and-Seventy jarring Sects confute."

From Time Magazine Archive

Is it still necessary to confute Kautsky theoretically?

From Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) by Trotzky, Leon Davidovich