(v. t.) To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to
prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.
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双语例句
For Gerald was in reaction against Charity; and yet he was dominated by it, it assumed supremacy in the inner life, and he could not confute it. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯.恋爱中的女人.