to put silence to and variants: to refute, confound, or disprove completely; to defeat in argument; to prohibit or prevent from speaking. Now…
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] > completely (13) to put silence toc1384 to put silence to and variants: to refute, confound, or disprove completely; to defeat in argument; to prohibit or prevent from speaking. Now… to put (a person or thing) to silencea1464 To refute, confound, disprove (a person or a person's argument, opinion, remark, etc.) completely; to defeat in argument; to resolve (a matter)… convell1536 figurative. To overthrow or refute completely. silence1592 transitive. To cause or compel (a person) to cease speaking or making noise on a particular occasion; to cause to become silent. Also figurative. to reduce (a person or thing) to silence1605 To cause (a person, organization, etc.) to stop speaking or communicating; spec. to render (a person) speechless with emotion, shock, etc… explode1629 transitive. To reveal or expose the true nature of (a thing appearing to be something else); to discredit or disprove (an opinion, theory, or myth). to fetch overa1640 To get the better of. Obsolete. out-argue1662 transitive. To defeat or get the better of in argument. ruin1665 transitive. To overturn, invalidate completely (an idea, theory, etc.). settle1849 To compel to cease from opposition or annoyance; to silence, nonplus. scuttle1888 figurative (esp. in political contexts). skyrocket1928 transitive. To destroy utterly; = explode, v. 3. Obsolete. rare. banjax1956 transitive. To batter or destroy (a person or thing); to ruin; to confound, stymie. |
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