confute

Verb

Meaning

To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.

Source: Webster's dictionary

disprove parry evert negative question break debate defeat challenge dispute counter contest deny silence oppose

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shew support back show evidence allow

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contradict negate

explode refute falsify rebut controvert

refute confutation

confuted confuting

The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories Source: Internet