“To confute” in Japanese
Short answer
To confute in Japanese is “説き伏せる” (tokifuseru). Full meaning: to confute, to argue down, to persuade, to convince, to prevail on.
Other ways to say “To confute” in Japanese
言い破る
iiyaburu to argue down, to confute
説伏せる
tokifuseru to confute, to argue down, to persuade, to convince, to prevail on
言い負かす
iimakasu to defeat (someone) in an argument, to argue (someone) down, to confute (someone), to refute (someone)
ときふせる
tokifuseru to confute, to argue down, to persuade, to convince, to prevail on
説きふせる
tokifuseru to confute, to argue down, to persuade, to convince, to prevail on
言負かす
iimakasu to defeat (someone) in an argument, to argue (someone) down, to confute (someone), to refute (someone)
言いまかす
iimakasu to defeat (someone) in an argument, to argue (someone) down, to confute (someone), to refute (someone)
いい負かす
iimakasu to defeat (someone) in an argument, to argue (someone) down, to confute (someone), to refute (someone)
説伏せ
tokifuse to confute, to argue down, to persuade, to convince, to prevail on
説伏せん
tokifusen to confute, to argue down, to persuade, to convince, to prevail on
説伏せよ
tokifuseyo to confute, to argue down, to persuade, to convince, to prevail on
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