confute vs falsify

confute and falsify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confute	No	No	Yes	No
falsify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, falsify is a hyponym of confute; that is, falsify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confute:

Other hyponyms of confute include explode, controvert, rebut, refute.

confute (verb)	falsify (verb)
prove to be false	falsify knowingly
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	prove false
	make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
	tamper, with the purpose of deception