disprovev.

/dɪsˈpruːv/

Forms: Also Middle English dispreve, dyspreve, 1600s disproove. past participle disproved; also disproven.

Etymology: < Old French desprove-r, -prouver, < des- , Latin dis- + prover to prove v. Early variants were depreve , deprove : see depreve v.The Old French stressed-stem form desprueve, -preuve, gave the variant dispreve, whence (on the analogy of strong verbs, as weave, woven) the past participle disproven.

a. transitive. To prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or erroneous; to show the fallacy or non-validity of; to refute, rebut, invalidate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] > an argument, statement, etc.

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convince?1531

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redargue1613

to wrestle off1639

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 345 It is no nede to argue her for to disprove þis foli.

1387–8 Petition London Mercers in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 35 The which thyng..by an euen Juge to be proued or disproued.

a1400 Pistill of Susan 294 I schal be proces apert disproue þis a-pele, For nede.

a1450 Cov. Myst. (1851) 315 Their owyn pepyl han dysprevyd Al that I have for the seyd or mevyd.

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie ii. vi. 115 Neither doth..the infirmitie of men, ouerthrow or disproue this.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) iii. ii. 101 I speake not to disprooue what Brutus spoke, But heere I am, to speake what I do know.

1796 Bp. R. Watson Apol. for Bible 346 A lesson which philosophy never taught, which wit cannot ridicule, nor sophistry disprove.

1814 T. Chalmers Evid. Christian Revel. ix. 251 There is a mighty difference between not proven and disproven.

1856 A. P. Stanley Sinai & Palestine (1858) i. 53 No one can now prove or disprove the tradition.

1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 363 Nay, he replied, that is already disproven.

†b. To prove to be non-existent or fictitious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > refusal > [verb (transitive)] > reject

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noforsootha1644

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negative1778

no-ball1862

basket1867

to set one's foot down1873

not to have any (of it, that, this)1895

to put down1944

eighty-six1959

neg1987

c1430 Life St. Kath. (1884) 29 How she dispreved hys goddes.

c1440 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine iv. 1576 Saturne, þe firste whom ye soo dispreue.

2. To prove (a person) to be untrue or erroneous in his statements; to convict (a person) of falsehood or error; to refute, confute. Obsolete or archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] > by proving error or weakness

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disauthenticate1658

convict1717

negative1790

unsubstantiate1799

to show up1893

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ccxiv. 199 Some peraduenture will disprove me by their owne experience.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) v. ii. 179 Disproue this villaine, if thou bee'st a man; He sayes thou toldst him that his wife was false.

1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts ii. 42 Ye Sadduces are in this palpably disproved.

1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation lii. 560 One of these that did this was Dr. Calfhill, in two sermons preached in the same cathedral, the bishop present to hear himself disproved.

1749 Ld. Chesterfield Let. Nov. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1441 Should you..happen to disprove me.

†3. To disallow authoritatively; to disapprove. Also intransitive with of. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > disapprove of [verb (transitive)]

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disprove1477

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befie1589

misthinka1616

bar1620

to look upon with a bad eye1629

improbate1656

object1775

deplore1851

to take a poor view (of something)1863

deprecate1897

1477 T. Norton Ordinall of Alchimy vi, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 100 That other [Art] is disproved and plainely forebod.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. Prol. f. i^v Let not the rudenesse of them hym lede For to dysprue thys ryme dogerell.

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie ii. viii. 122 Men are only not disproued or disalowed of God for them.

1628 T. Venner Treat. Tobacco (1650) 406 I wonder why some disprove the taking of Tobacco after meals.

1720 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 539 For my share, I disprove the method of his licensing.

1824 S. E. Ferrier Inheritance I. viii. 76 They have seen other things either better or worse, and can, therefore, either improve or disprove them.

Derivatives

disˈproved adj.

ΚΠ

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres ii. 25 Chaunging those disproued blacke Billes and Bowes into good Muskets.

disˈproving n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun]

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invalidation1771

rebutment1823

rebuttal1831

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1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. i. 12 This also was a disprouing of the false Gods.

1639 G. Digby in G. Digby & K. Digby Lett. conc. Relig. (1651) 92 Credulity being so easie and natural, Disproving so difficult.

Draft additions September 2018

disˈproven adj. proven to be false or erroneous.

ΚΠ

1850 Morning Post 30 Dec. 4/3 The obligation which is imperative upon every private gentleman, to be more ready to retract a disproven accusation than to utter one which is indisputable.

1915 Psychoanalytic Rev. 2 56 To advance we must be willing to give up old disproven beliefs and accept the newer things.

2004 C. Hill in S. E. Meiner Care Gastrointestinal Probl. in Older Adult iii. 23 Today's medical and nursing approaches..are based on yesterday's disproven theories.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	disprove
释义	disprovev. /dɪsˈpruːv/ Forms: Also Middle English dispreve, dyspreve, 1600s disproove. past participle disproved; also disproven. Etymology: < Old French desprove-r, -prouver, < des- , Latin dis- + prover to prove v. Early variants were depreve , deprove : see depreve v.The Old French stressed-stem form desprueve, -preuve, gave the variant dispreve, whence (on the analogy of strong verbs, as weave, woven) the past participle disproven. 1. a. transitive. To prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or erroneous; to show the fallacy or non-validity of; to refute, rebut, invalidate. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] > an argument, statement, etc. assoilc1370 disprovec1380 soilc1380 conclude1388 unprovea1425 denyc1425 oppugn?1435 deprevea1450 refelc1450 disapprove1481 impreve1488 confute1529 deprove1530 convince?1531 refute1533 save1591 convict1593 elide1593 redargue1613 to wrestle off1639 c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 345 It is no nede to argue her for to disprove þis foli. 1387–8 Petition London Mercers in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 35 The which thyng..by an euen Juge to be proued or disproued. a1400 Pistill of Susan 294 I schal be proces apert disproue þis a-pele, For nede. a1450 Cov. Myst. (1851) 315 Their owyn pepyl han dysprevyd Al that I have for the seyd or mevyd. 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie ii. vi. 115 Neither doth..the infirmitie of men, ouerthrow or disproue this. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) iii. ii. 101 I speake not to disprooue what Brutus spoke, But heere I am, to speake what I do know. View more context for this quotation 1796 Bp. R. Watson Apol. for Bible 346 A lesson which philosophy never taught, which wit cannot ridicule, nor sophistry disprove. 1814 T. Chalmers Evid. Christian Revel. ix. 251 There is a mighty difference between not proven and disproven. 1856 A. P. Stanley Sinai & Palestine (1858) i. 53 No one can now prove or disprove the tradition. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 363 Nay, he replied, that is already disproven. †b. To prove to be non-existent or fictitious. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > refusal > [verb (transitive)] > reject awarpc1000 forwerpeOE warpc1000 nillOE warnc1300 reprovec1350 to put abacka1382 to throw awaya1382 repugnc1384 to put awaya1387 waivec1386 forshoota1400 disavowc1400 defyc1405 disprovec1430 repelc1443 flemea1450 to put backa1500 reject?1504 refutea1513 repulse1533 refel1548 repudiate1548 disallowa1555 project?1567 expel1575 discard1578 overrule1578 forsay1579 check1601 decard1605 dismiss1608 reprobate1609 devow1610 retorta1616 disclaimc1626 noforsootha1644 respuate1657 reluctate1668 negative1778 no-ball1862 basket1867 to set one's foot down1873 not to have any (of it, that, this)1895 to put down1944 eighty-six1959 neg1987 c1430 Life St. Kath. (1884) 29 How she dispreved hys goddes. c1440 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine iv. 1576 Saturne, þe firste whom ye soo dispreue. 2. To prove (a person) to be untrue or erroneous in his statements; to convict (a person) of falsehood or error; to refute, confute. Obsolete or archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] > by proving error or weakness reprovea1398 falsifyc1449 enervate1565 convince1583 disprove1584 imposture1622 distest1647 disauthenticate1658 convict1717 negative1790 unsubstantiate1799 to show up1893 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ccxiv. 199 Some peraduenture will disprove me by their owne experience. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) v. ii. 179 Disproue this villaine, if thou bee'st a man; He sayes thou toldst him that his wife was false. View more context for this quotation 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts ii. 42 Ye Sadduces are in this palpably disproved. 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation lii. 560 One of these that did this was Dr. Calfhill, in two sermons preached in the same cathedral, the bishop present to hear himself disproved. 1749 Ld. Chesterfield Let. Nov. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1441 Should you..happen to disprove me. †3. To disallow authoritatively; to disapprove. Also intransitive with of. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > disapprove of [verb (transitive)] misdeema1400 disprove1477 improve1526 disapprove?1562 dislikea1575 befie1589 misthinka1616 bar1620 to look upon with a bad eye1629 improbate1656 object1775 deplore1851 to take a poor view (of something)1863 deprecate1897 1477 T. Norton Ordinall of Alchimy vi, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 100 That other [Art] is disproved and plainely forebod. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. Prol. f. i^v Let not the rudenesse of them hym lede For to dysprue thys ryme dogerell. 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie ii. viii. 122 Men are only not disproued or disalowed of God for them. 1628 T. Venner Treat. Tobacco (1650) 406 I wonder why some disprove the taking of Tobacco after meals. 1720 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 539 For my share, I disprove the method of his licensing. 1824 S. E. Ferrier Inheritance I. viii. 76 They have seen other things either better or worse, and can, therefore, either improve or disprove them. Derivatives disˈproved adj. ΚΠ 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres ii. 25 Chaunging those disproued blacke Billes and Bowes into good Muskets. disˈproving n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] gainsayingc1330 assoilinga1382 improvingc1443 unprovingc1449 lancing1470 redarguation?c1500 confutationa1530 redargution1529 reproof1529 confusion1530 disproof1531 reprehension1531 reproving1535 refutation?1536 improbation1556 refuting1563 disproving1587 conviction1593 infringement1593 refutal1599 gainsay1602 eviction1606 convincement1612 disproval1614 confutinga1617 improof1641 confutement1645 confute1646 refute1646 disprovement1662 reviction1677 invalidatinga1716 invalidation1771 rebutment1823 rebuttal1831 disconfirmation1937 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. i. 12 This also was a disprouing of the false Gods. 1639 G. Digby in G. Digby & K. Digby Lett. conc. Relig. (1651) 92 Credulity being so easie and natural, Disproving so difficult. Draft additions September 2018 disˈproven adj. proven to be false or erroneous. ΚΠ 1850 Morning Post 30 Dec. 4/3 The obligation which is imperative upon every private gentleman, to be more ready to retract a disproven accusation than to utter one which is indisputable. 1915 Psychoanalytic Rev. 2 56 To advance we must be willing to give up old disproven beliefs and accept the newer things. 2004 C. Hill in S. E. Meiner Care Gastrointestinal Probl. in Older Adult iii. 23 Today's medical and nursing approaches..are based on yesterday's disproven theories. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < v.c1380
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