confute vs disprove what difference
what is difference between confute and disprove
English
Etymology
From Middle French confuter, from Latin confūtāre.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kənfjuːt/
Verb
confute (third-person singular simple present confutes, present participle confuting, simple past and past participle confuted)
- (transitive, now rare) To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute.
Derived terms
- confutable
- inconfutable
Translations
English
Etymology
From Middle English disproven, dispreven, from Old French desprover, from des- + prover.
Pronunciation
- enPR: dĭs-pro͞ovʹ IPA(key): /dɪsˈpɹuːv/
- Rhymes: -uːv
Verb
disprove (third-person singular simple present disproves, present participle disproving, simple past disproved, past participle disproved or disproven)
- To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
Usage notes
- The past participle disproven is often proscribed in favor of disproved.
Antonyms
- prove
Translations
Anagrams
- provides
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