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[ dis-proov ] / dɪsˈpruv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disprove ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), dis·proved, dis·prov·ing.to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim. Origin of disproveFirst recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French desprover, equivalent to des- dis-1 + prover prove SYNONYMS FOR disprovediscredit, contradict, negate, confute. SEE SYNONYMS FOR disprove ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM disprovedis·prov·a·ble, adjectivedis·prov·er, nounun·dis·prov·a·ble, adjectiveun·dis·proved, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disprove1. disapprove, disprove 2. deny, disprove , rebut, refuteWords nearby disprovedisproof, disproportion, disproportional, disproportionate, disproportionation, disprove, Dispur, disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disproveThe great confusion comes, according to Sánchez, when people try to use science to prove or disprove the existence of God. Vatican Science on Christmas and Creationism|Christopher Dickey|December 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST Can we commission a poll to confirm or disprove that thesis? “Sympathy”—Not A Useful Metric|Emily L. Hauser|April 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST The second point, also difficult to disprove, seems irrelevant to the job of polemicist. The Dangers of Trusting Wikipedia With Your Life|Michael Moynihan|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST I confess: I feel safe making this forecast because it's hard to disprove. Tomorrow You Can Vote Early in the Israeli Election|Gershom Gorenberg|November 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And the greatest thing about this point is that it is the easiest thing in the world to prove or disprove. GOPer Says Romney Wrong on Bailout|Michael Tomasky|October 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST As does Japan for Asia, they disprove for Europe a whole code of false generalisations. The Evolution of States|J. M. Robertson "I hope he can disprove the charge—but you will not find him here," she exclaimed. Boscobel: or, the royal oak|William Harrison Ainsworth The fact was so self-evident that I did not attempt to disprove it. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844|Various But if he was poor, and burdened with debts, then the survivors took every possible care to disprove near relationship. The Historical Child|Oscar Chrisman We may add that there is nothing in any Scottish record to prove this marriage or to disprove it. Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time|James Gray
British Dictionary definitions for disprove
verb(tr) to show (an assertion, claim, etc) to be incorrect Derived forms of disprovedisprovable, adjectivedisproval, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disproveinvalidate, impugn, refute, contradict, belie, confound, discredit, negate, rebut, shoot, break, deny, contravene, expose, traverse, negative, explode, controvert, confute, puncture |