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confute

/ confute /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
prove to be false
"The physicist disproved his colleagues'' theories"
Opposites:
prove demonstrate establish show shew
Type of:
negate contradict
Kinds of:
explode refute rebut controvert falsify
Derived:
rebutter disprover refuter confuter confutation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
14%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
2
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negate contradict explode refute rebut controvert falsify prove demonstrate establish show shew