as in to refute
to prove to be false
theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience
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Recent Examples of confute
In Tory Nation, Samuel Earle discusses and frets morosely over this success, which has confuted so many hopes and indeed confident predictions on the left.
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Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 2 Mar. 2023
Vulnerable, uninformed wives have hardly been in a position to confute them.
—Justin Jones, Quartz India, 15 Sep. 2019
Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 2 Mar. 2023
Vulnerable, uninformed wives have hardly been in a position to confute them.
—Justin Jones, Quartz India, 15 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confute
refute
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Cuban officials have angrily refuted the pressure campaign and promised to resist any military intervention with force.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Cento refuted the claims made in the complaint and will seek dismissal of the lawsuit in court, a company spokesperson told The Times on Monday.—
Itzel Luna,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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“Confute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confute. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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