Confutation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Confutation \Con`fu*ta"tion\, n. [L. confutatio: cf. F.
     confutation.]
     The act or process of confuting; refutation. "For the
     edification of some and the confutation of others." --Bp.
     Horne.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  confutation
       n 1: the speech act of refuting conclusively
       2: evidence that refutes conclusively