Meaning
to refute, disprove
- to prove an argument, theory, or statement to be false or incorrect
In a sentence
Lo scienziato ha presentato dati precisi per confutare quella teoria obsoleta.
The scientist presented precise data to refute that obsolete theory.
Nessuno è riuscito ancora a confutare i risultati di questo studio.
No one has yet managed to disprove the findings of this study.
Come pensi di confutare le sue affermazioni senza prove tangibili?
How do you plan to refute his assertions without tangible evidence?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| confutare | infinitive |
| confuto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| confuti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| confuta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| confutiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| confutate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| confutano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| confutavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| confutavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| confutava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| confutavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| confutavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| confutavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| confutai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| confutasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| confutò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| confutammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| confutaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| confutarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| confuterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| confuterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| confuterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| confuteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| confuterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| confuteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| confuti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| confuti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| confuti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| confutiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| confutiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| confutino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| confutassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| confutassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| confutasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| confutassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| confutaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| confutassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| confuterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| confuteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| confuterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| confuteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| confutereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| confuterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| confuta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| confutiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| confutate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| confutando | gerund |
| confutato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: used mainly in academic, scientific, or formal debates.
- Requires logical evidence or arguments, unlike mere denial ('smentire').