confute

 
Pronunciation: /kənˈfjuːt/

verb

[with object] formal
  • prove (a person or an assertion or accusation) to be wrong: restorers who sought to confute this view were accused of ignorance

Derivatives

confutation

Pronunciation: /kɒnfjʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

early 16th century: from Latin confutare 'restrain, answer conclusively', from con- 'altogether' + the base of refutare 'refute'