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negate vs confute

confute vs negate

negate and confute both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
negate No No Yes No
confute No No Yes No
As verbs, confute is a hyponym of negate; that is, confute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than negate:
  • negate: prove negative; show to be false
  • confute: prove to be false
Other hyponyms of negate include invalidate, nullify, disprove.
negate (verb) confute (verb)
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of prove to be false
prove negative; show to be false
deny the truth of
be in contradiction with
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