From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006): confute v 1: prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" [syn: disprove, confute] [ant: demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show]
confute v 1: prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" [syn: disprove, confute] [ant: demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show]