vt.
证明(某人)错误；驳倒(某人)：
He confuted his opponents by facts and logic.
他以事实及推理证明对手是错误的。
证明(论据、证言等)为错误；驳倒：
The lawyer confuted the testimony of the witness by showing actual photographs of the accident.
律师出示那次事故的真实照片，驳倒了证人的证言。
[废语]使无用；毁灭
近义词:
disprove
变形：
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