Confute – To prove a person or an argument to be wrong

(Pronounced kun-fyoot)

To remember the definition of the word confute, use the following mnemonic:

Knowing he was confused, she disputed (confute) his argument and proved him wrong.

Examples of confute in a sentence

He decided to speak up and went to confute her statements.

To confute someone's argument takes facts and logic.

I decided to confute the reason behind my mothers rules.