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v. To prove to be wrong or in error; refute decisively.

v. Obsolete To confound.

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

v. To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.

To prove to be false, defective, or invalid; overthrow by evidence or stronger argument; refute: as, to confute arguments, reasoning, theory, or sophistry.

To prove (a person) to be wrong; convict of error by argument or proof.

To disable; put an end to; stop.

Synonyms Confute, Refute. See refute.

n. Confutation; opposing argument.

v. prove to be false

"The author also gives the Hindustani word as 'kaelkur-hin', which seems to be intended for _qâil kareñ_, or in rustic form _karahiñ_, meaning 'confute'."

confirm    prove   

confuted    confutes    confuting   

negate    contradict   

explode    rebut    falsify    refute    controvert   

oppugn    refute    sed aside    overthrow    disprove    confound    convince    convict    redargue    overturn   

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