Confute

The author also gives the Hindustani word as 'kaelkur-hin', which seems to be intended for _qâil kareñ_, or in rustic form _karahiñ_, meaning 'confute'. ❋ William Sleeman (1822)

As for De Casseres -- if ever I get back to New York, equipped as I now am, I shall confute him with the same ease that he has confuted all the schools. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The golfer's regard of Elin, 29, also seemed to confute the grumpy grousing he made about his marriage bed, complaining which "once we get married, the sex stops," according to sources. ❋ Admin (2009)

But Israel's labor and culture worlds and overall the most democratic political faction are trying to make every effort to confute these accusations. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the article on Collins in Birch's Dictionary, Birch notes that his “large and curious [library] was open to all men of letters, to whom he readily communicated all the lights and assistance in his power, and even furnished his antagonists with books to confute himself, and directed them how to give their arguments all the force of which they were capable” (Birch, quoted in Berman, 1975). ❋ Uzgalis, William (2009)

Neither an act of God nor a piece of journalism will vindicate Willingham or confute the death penalty. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So now is the moment for the President-elect to confute his critics, and demonstrate that he has the toughness needed to deal with the Islamofascist threat, no matter who its agents may be. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Fie upon thee! man needs should have some certain test set up to try his friends, some touchstone of their hearts, to know each friend whether he be true or false; all men should have two voices, one the voice of honesty, expediency's the other, so would honesty confute its knavish opposite, and then we could not be deceived. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But then, as if to confute the calumnies of the malevolent lady of Steinfeldt, with an air of sportive familiarity which was rather unwarranted by the time and place, he flirted on her beautiful forehead a drop or two of the moisture which remained on his own hand. ❋ Unknown (2008)

My father, I am certain, by his letter, will now hear neither petition nor defence; on the contrary, he will only enrage at the temerity of offering to confute him. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But nothing stirred or showed itself, which could either confute or confirm the tale which the ❋ Unknown (2008)

The difference is that many of his readers did have experience in bringing up children, and could see through him on that point, but hardly any could confute him on the other. ❋ Superversive (2006)

The map was based on the writings of Orosius, a scholar of the fifth century AD and a pupil of Saint Augustine, who wrote a great work to confute the pagans. ❋ Jan (2008)

[3080] Tycho, and [3081] John Pena manifestly confute by refractions, and many other arguments, there is no such element of fire at all. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Julius Caesar Lagalla, professor of philosophy in Rome, who hath written a large volume of late to confute atheists: of the immortality of the soul, Hierom. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Those that, to confute their incredulity, desire to see apparitions, shall, questionless, never behold any, nor have the power to be so much as witches. ❋ Unknown (2007)

We need not labour, with so many arguments, to confute judicial astrology; for, if there be a truth therein, it doth not injure divinity. ❋ Unknown (2007)