Etymology

confutation

con·fu·ta·tion
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Today it means: The act or process of confuting; refutation. Full definition →

Latin cōnfūtātiō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcōnfūtātiō
  2. English todayconfutation

Borrowed from Latin cōnfūtātiō (“refutation”, feminine noun). By surface analysis, confute + -ation.

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