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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California officials, including Secretary of State Shirley Weber, have repeatedly refuted claims of fraud and, in fact, have defended the state’s slower process as critical to ensuring the counts are accurate.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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At trial, defense lawyer Bob Varga refuted the accusation, noting there was no bodycam footage of the incident.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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“Confute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confute. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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