transitive verb. 1 : to overwhelm in argument : refute conclusively Elijah … confuted the prophets of Baal— G. B. Shaw. 2 obsolete : confound.

How do you use Confute?

Some states send representatives to the sessions of the Commission to confute the accusations brought against them. To confute a philosopher out of his own mouth is, perhaps, the most effective form of confutation. The whole of Pakistani history serves to confute these beliefs.

What is the synonym of Confute?

In this page you can discover 49 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for confute, like: disprove, defeat, overwhelm, overcome, expose, bring to naught, rebut, controvert, parry, vanquish and demolish.