confutare — meaning in English

English meaning

• confute verb To prove that a claim or person is wrong.
• disprove verb To show that a claim, theory, or belief is false.
• rebut verb To force something or someone backwards, pushing it away.
• refute verb To prove that a claim or argument is false or wrong.

Senses

confutare is used for these senses in English:

• confute (transitive, now, _, rare) To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute.
• disprove (transitive) To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
• rebut To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.

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