ALL meanings of confute
con·fute
C c - verb confute to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove 3
- verb confute to put an end to 3
- verb transitive confute to prove (a person, statement, etc.) to be in error or false; overcome by argument or proof 3
- verb transitive confute to make useless 3
- transitive verb confute prove wrong 1
- noun confute Prove (a person or an assertion) to be wrong. 1
- verb with object confute to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove: to confute an argument. 1
- verb with object confute to prove (a person) to be wrong by argument or proof: to confute one's opponent. 1
- verb with object confute Obsolete. to bring to naught; confound. 1
- verb confute (Transitive Verb) (now rare) To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute. 0