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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The story included statements from Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel refuting the premise, but not Bongino.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The memo also concluded that Epstein died by suicide, refuting other claims that there was foul play behind his 2019 death in prison.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
10 July 2025
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“Confute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confute. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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