confutation

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 confutation- (s. of confutatio), equiv. to confutat(us) silenced (ptp. of confutare; see CONFUTE, -ATE1) + -ion- -ION]

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  • 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

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  • 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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