confute
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confute
verb answer, argue, challenge, confound, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, counteract, countercharge, countervail, debate, defeat, demolish, deny, disagree, disavow, disown, disprove, dispute, dissent, fight, gainsay, impeach, impugn, invalidate, negate, oppose, parry, quash, quibble, rebut, refute, reply, repudiate, retort, riposte, set aside, squelch, subvert, upset, vanquishAssociated concepts: confute a witness' testimony
See also: answer, argue, challenge, contest, contradict, controvert, counter, counteract, countercharge, countervail, cross, debate, disagree, disapprove, disown, disprove, dispute, dissent, fight, impeach, impugn, invalidate, negate, oppose, parry, rebut, refute, reject, reply