verb🔗ShareRéfuter, contredireTo show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute."The lawyer used evidence to confute the witness's claim that he was home at the time of the crime. "L'avocat a utilisé des preuves pour réfuter l'affirmation du témoin selon laquelle il était chez lui au moment du crime.logiccommunicationstatementwritinglanguagephilosophytheoryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading