Confutation

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 \\ 1 \\ exposure

exposure

exposition

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ clincher

clincher

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ retort

retort

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ reductio ad absurdum

reductio ad absurdum

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ knock down argument

knock down argument

tu quoque argument

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ sockdolager

sockdolager

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=>(U.S.)

PARAG:Confutation->V

GRP: \\ V \\ 1

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ confute

confute

refute

disprove

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ parry

parry

negative

rebut

redargue

expose

show the fallacy of

defeat

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ demolish

demolish

break

&c.(destroy) 162

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ overthrow

overthrow

overturn scatter to the winds

explode

invalidate

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ silence

silence

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ put to silence

put to silence

reduce to silence

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ clinch an argument

clinch an argument

clinch a question

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ give one a setdown

give one a setdown

stop the mouth

shut up

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ have

have

have on the hip

GRP: \\ V \\ 2

Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ not leave a leg to stand on

not leave a leg to stand on

cut the ground from under one's feet

GRP: \\ V \\ 3

Sgm: \\ V \\ 3 \\ be confuted

be confuted

&c.???

fail

Sgm: \\ V \\ 3 \\ expose one's weak point

expose one's weak point

show one's weak point

PARAG:Confutation->Adj

GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ confuting

confuting

confuted

&c.->V.

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ capable of refutation

capable of refutation

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ refutable

refutable

confutable

GRP: \\ Adj \\ 2

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ condemned on one's own showing

condemned on one's own showing

condemned out of one's own mouth

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Synonyms:

Refutation, disproof

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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 — mid 15c., from L. confutationem (nom. confutatio), noun of action from confutare (see CONFUTE (Cf. confute)) … Etymology dictionary
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 — 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

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