confute

tr.v., -fut·ed, -fut·ing, -futes.

1. To prove to be wrong or in error; refute decisively.
2. Obsolete. To confound.

[Latin cōnfūtāre.]

confutable con·fut'a·ble adj.
confutative con·fu'ta·tive (kən-fyū'tə-tĭv) adj.
confuter con·fut'er n.

verb

To prove or show to be false: belie, discredit, disprove, rebut, refute. See affirm/deny/argue.

v

Definition: disprove, refute
Antonyms: affirm, attest, confirm, endorse, prove, verify

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: prove to be false
  Synonym: disprove

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bringe til tavshed, modbevise

Nederlands (Dutch)
weerleggen

Français (French)
v. tr. - réfuter (sout)

Deutsch (German)
v. - widerlegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντικρούω, ανασκευάζω, διαψεύδω

Italiano (Italian)
confutare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - refutar, confundir (pessoa)

Русский (Russian)
опровергать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - refutar, rebatir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vederlägga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
驳斥, 驳倒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 駁斥, 駁倒

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 논박하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 論駁する, やりこめる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) دحض, نقض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפריך, סתר‬

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