- confutation
- confutation mid-15c., from L. confutationem (nom. confutatio), noun of action from confutare (see CONFUTE (Cf. confute)).
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Confutation — Con fu*ta tion, n. [L. confutatio: cf. F. confutation.] The act or process of confuting; refutation. For the edification of some and the confutation of others. Bp. Horne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Confutation — Confutation, lat., Widerlegung, Ueberführung; confutiren, widerlegen, überführen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
confutation — I noun abjurement, challenge, condemnation, contradiction, contrariety, contrary assertion, contravention, countercharge, counterevidence, counterstatement, disavowal, disproof, effective rejoinder, evidence against, evidence on the other side,… … Law dictionary
confutation — CONFUTATION. subs. fém. Voyez Réfutation … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
confutation — [kän΄fyo͞o tā′shən] n. [L confutatio < pp. of confutare: see CONFUTE] 1. the act of confuting 2. an argument, evidence, etc. that confutes confutative [kən fyo͞ot′ə tiv] adj … English World dictionary
Confutation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Confutation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,478,} confutation refutation Sgm: N 1 answer answer complete answer Sgm: N 1 disproof disproof conviction redargution invalidation Sgm: N … English dictionary for students
confutation — confutative /keuhn fyooh teuh tiv/, adj. /kon fyoo tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of confuting. 2. something that confutes. 3. Class. Oratory. the fourth section of a speech, given over to direct refutation. [1425 75; late ME confutacioun ( < MF) < L … Universalium
confutation — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Proving false Nouns confutation, refutation, disproof, rebuttal, answer; reductio ad absurdum; conclusive or knockdown argument. Informal, clincher, squelcher, crusher. See nullification, negation. Verbs… … English dictionary for students
confutation — confute ► VERB formal ▪ prove to be wrong. DERIVATIVES confutation noun. ORIGIN Latin confutare restrain, answer conclusively … English terms dictionary
confutation — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act or process of confuting ; refutation 2. something (as an argument or statement) that confutes • confutative adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
