Etymology

confute

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Today it means: To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute. Full definition →

Middle French confuter ← Latin confūtō
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  1. Latin · derived fromconfūtō
  2. Middle French · derived fromconfuter
  3. English todayconfute

From Middle French confuter, from Latin confūtō.

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