confutation
11confutation — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act or process of confuting ; refutation 2. something (as an argument or statement) that confutes • confutative adjective …
12CONFUTATION — s. f. Voyez RÉFUTATION …
13confutation — noun The act or process of confuting; refutation …
14confutation — (kon fu ta sion) s. f. Réfutation. Il est vieux. ÉTYMOLOGIE Latin confutatio, de confutare, confuter …
15confutation — con·fu·ta·tion || ‚kÉ’nfjuË teɪʃn n. something which proves to be false, something which disproves; act of proving to be wrong …
16confutation — n. Refutation, disproof …
17confutation — con·fu·ta·tion …
18confutation — con•fu•ta•tion [[t]ˌkɒn fyʊˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of confuting 2) something that confutes • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME (< MF) < L con•fut•a•tive kənˈfyu tə tɪv adj …
19confutation — /kɒnfjuˈteɪʃən/ (say konfyooh tayshuhn) noun 1. the act of confuting. 2. that which confutes. 3. Rhetoric the fourth section (of a speech), given over to direct refutation. –confutative /kənˈfjutətɪv/ (say kuhn fyoohtuhtiv), adjective …
20confutation — noun 1. the speech act of refuting conclusively • Derivationally related forms: ↑confute • Hypernyms: ↑refutation, ↑defense, ↑defence 2. evidence that refutes conclusively • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …