to confute an argument

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• argument — n. dispute 1) to get into, have an argument 2) to break off, terminate; clinch, settle an argument 3) an angry, bitter, heated, loud, violent argument 4) an argument breaks out 5) an argument about, over; between; with (I had a bitter argument… …   Combinatory dictionary

• confute — confutable, adj. confuter, n. /keuhn fyooht /, v.t., confuted, confuting. 1. to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove: to confute an argument. 2. to prove (a person) to be wrong by argument or proof: to confute one s opponent. 3. Obs …   Universalium

• confute — /kənˈfjut / (say kuhn fyooht) verb (t) (confuted, confuting) 1. to prove to be false or defective; disprove: to confute an argument. 2. to prove to be wrong; convict of error by argument or proof: to confute one s opponent. 3. to confound or… …  

• confute — con•fute [[t]kənˈfyut[/t]] v. t. fut•ed, fut•ing 1) to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove: to confute an argument[/ex] 2) to prove (a person) to be wrong by argument or proof 3) Obs. to bring to naught; confound • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• Confute — Con*fute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confuting}.] [L. confutare to chek (a boiling liquid), to repress, confute; con + a root seen in futis a water vessel), prob. akin to fundere to pour: cf. F. confuter. See {Fuse} to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• confute — [kən fyo͞ot′] vt. confuted, confuting [L confutare < com , intens. + * futare < IE base * bhau t, * bhu t, to strike, BEAT] 1. to prove (a person, statement, etc.) to be in error or false; overcome by argument or proof 2. Obs. to make… …   English World dictionary

• confute — transitive verb (confuted; confuting) Etymology: Latin confutare to check, silence Date: 1529 1. to overwhelm in argument ; refute conclusively < Elijah…confuted the prophets of Baal G. B. Shaw > 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• confute — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. disprove, defeat, overwhelm, overcome, silence, expose, bring to naught, rebut, controvert, parry, negate, vanquish, demolish, invalidate, answer conclusively, overturn, prove to be wrong, set aside, overcome in debate,… …   English dictionary for students

• confute — con|fute [kənˈfju:t] v [T] formal to prove that a person or an argument is completely wrong …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• confute — v. a. 1. Overthrow (by argument), overcome (in debate), convict of error, put to silence, silence. 2. Disprove, refute, prove to be false …   New dictionary of synonyms

• confute —   v.t. prove to be wrong; overcome in argument.    ♦ confutation, n …   Dictionary of difficult words