- disprove, refute, confute
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disprove, refute, confute
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refute, confute, rebut — McGuinness vehemently refuted all such allegations (Chicago Tribune). Refute means to show conclusively that an allegation is wrong. It does not mean simply to dispute or deny a contention, as was evidently intended in the example. Confute… … Dictionary of troublesome word
refute, confute, rebut — McGuinness vehemently refuted all such allegations (Chicago Tribune). Refute means to show conclusively that an allegation is wrong. It does not mean simply to dispute or deny a contention, as was evidently intended in the example. Confute… … Dictionary of troublesome word
refute, confute, rebut — McGuinness vehemently refuted all such allegations (Chicago Tribune). Refute means to show conclusively that an allegation is wrong. It does not mean simply to dispute or deny a contention, as was evidently intended in the example. Confute… … Dictionary of troublesome word
disprove — disprove, refute, confute, rebut, controvert mean to show or attempt to show by argument that a statement, a claim, a proposition, or a charge is not true. Disprove stresses the success of an argument in showing the falsity, erroneousness, or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Refute — Re*fute (r?*F3t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Refuting}.] [F. r[ e]futer, L. refuteare to repel, refute. Cf. {Confute}, {Refuse} to deny.] To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disprove — [dis pro͞ov′, dis′pro͞ov′; dis′pro͞ov΄] vt. disproved, disproved or disproven, disproving [ME disproven < OFr desprover: see DIS & PROVE] to prove to be false or in error; refute; confute disprovable adj. SYN. DISPROVE implies the presenting… … English World dictionary
confute — [v] disprove, refute blow sky high*, break, bring to naught, confound, contradict, controvert, defeat, demolish, dismay, disprove, expose, invalidate, knocks props out from under*, negate, oppugn, overcome, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, parry,… … New thesaurus
refute — confute, rebut, *disprove, controvert Analogous words: contradict, impugn, traverse, negative, contravene (see DENY) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disprove — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. refute, confute, explode, defeat. See negation, confutation. Ant., prove, demonstrate. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. prove false, discredit, controvert, refute, confute, rebut, throw out, set aside, find … English dictionary for students
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 — 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
