The lawyer confuted the testimony of the witness by showing actual photographs of the accident.
SYNONYM(S): disprove, refute.The speaker confuted his opponents by facts and logic.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
con|fut´er — con|fute «kuhn FYOOT», transitive verb, fut|ed, fut|ing. 1. to prove (an argument, testimony, or statement) to be false or incorrect: »The lawyer confuted the testimony of the witness by showing actual photographs of the accident. SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
con|fute — «kuhn FYOOT», transitive verb, fut|ed, fut|ing. 1. to prove (an argument, testimony, or statement) to be false or incorrect: »The lawyer confuted the testimony of the witness by showing actual photographs of the accident. SYNONYM(S): disprove,… … Useful english dictionary
Chili con carne — Un bol de chili con carne avec des haricots et des chips tortilla Le chili con carne (chili à la viande) est une sorte de ragoût épicé dont les ingrédients essentiels sont la viande de bœuf et les chiles, originaire du Sud des États Unis. Il en… … Wikipédia en Français
confute — con•fute [[t]kənˈfyut[/t]] v. t. fut•ed, fut•ing 1) to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove: to confute an argument[/ex] 2) to prove (a person) to be wrong by argument or proof 3) Obs. to bring to naught; confound • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
Inconfutable — In con*fut a*ble, a. Not confutable. {In con*fut a*bly}, adv. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inconfutably — Inconfutable In con*fut a*ble, a. Not confutable. {In con*fut a*bly}, adv. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Confutable — Con*fut a*ble, a. That may be confuted. [1913 Webster] A conceit . . . confutable by daily experience. Sir T.Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
able — ab·sorb·able; ac·count·able; ac·tion·able; adapt·able; ad·vance·able; ad·vis·able·ness; al·lege·able; al·ter·able; ami·able·ness; bounce·able; brib·able; bridge·able; buff·able; build·able; burn·able; can·cel·able; change·able; change·able·ness;… … English syllables
refute — re•fute [[t]rɪˈfyut[/t]] v. t. fut•ed, fut•ing 1) to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge 2) to prove (a person) to be in error • Etymology: 1505–15; < L refūtāre to check, suppress, refute, rebut =re re + fūtāre presumably … From formal English to slang
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
