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单词 confuting
释义

confute

verb

con·​fute kən-ˈfyüt How to pronounce confute (audio)
confuted; confuting

transitive verb

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

Synonyms

  • belie
  • confound
  • debunk
  • disconfirm
  • discredit
  • disprove
  • falsify
  • rebut
  • refute
  • shoot down
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Example Sentences

theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience
Recent Examples on the Web Vulnerable, uninformed wives have hardly been in a position to confute them. Justin Jones, Quartz India, 15 Sep. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Latin confutare to check, silence

First Known Use

1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1

confuting 1 of 2

adjective

as in refuting

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • refuting
  • disproving
  • opposing
  • contradictory
  • counter
  • contrary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • confirming
  • corroborative
  • supporting
  • confirmatory
  • corroborating
  • supportive
  • probative
  • vindicating
  • confirmational
  • auxiliary
  • beneficial
  • corroboratory
  • verifying
  • substantiating
  • supplementary
  • helpful
  • probatory
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confuting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of confute
as in disproving
to prove to be false theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • refuting
  • disproving
  • discrediting
  • overturning
  • challenging
  • rebutting
  • disconfirming
  • debunking
  • falsifying
  • discussing
  • confounding
  • questioning
  • doubting
  • belying
  • shooting down
  • contesting
  • debating
  • overthrowing
  • giving the lie to
  • mistrusting
  • mooting
  • talking over
  • querying
  • hashing (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • proving
  • confirming
  • establishing
  • verifying
  • validating
  • showing
  • supporting
  • recording
  • documenting
  • corroborating
  • witnessing
  • identifying
  • backing (up)
  • evidencing
  • evincing
  • adducing
  • attesting
  • certifying
  • illustrating
  • demonstrating
  • substantiating
  • displaying
  • manifesting
  • buttressing
  • authenticating
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