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 [kon-fyoo-tey-shuhn]   Origin

con·fu·ta·tion

   [kon-fyoo-tey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of confuting.
2.
something that confutes.
3.
Classical Oratory. the fourth section of a speech, given over to direct refutation.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English confutacioun (< Middle French ) < Latin confūtātiōn- (stem of confūtātiō), equivalent to confūtāt(us) silenced (past participle of confūtāre; see confute, -ate1) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms
con·fut·a·tive  [kuhn-fyoo-tuh-tiv] , adjective
un·con·fut·a·tive, adjective
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confute (kənˈfjuːt)
 
—vb
1.  to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove
2.  obsolete to put an end to
 
[C16: from Latin confūtāre to check, silence]
 
con'futable
 
—adj
 
confutation
 
—n
 
con'futative
 
—adj
 
con'futer
 
—n

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confutation
1520s, from L. confutationem, noun of action from confutare (see confute).
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