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disprove

[dis-proov]

verb (used with object)

disproved, disproving 
  1. to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate.

    I disproved his claim.

    Synonyms: , , ,


disprove

/ ɪˈː /

verb

  1. (tr) to show (an assertion, claim, etc) to be incorrect

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • disprovable adjective
  • disprover noun
  • undisprovable adjective
  • undisproved adjective
  • 徱ˈDZ adjective
  • 徱ˈDZ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disprove1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French desprover, equivalent to des- dis- 1 ( def. ) + prover prove
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Madhusudhan says that does nothing to disprove his hypothesis; comets are known to be little laboratories that can cook up all sorts of unlikely things.

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For now, expect other negotiators around the world to put their feet up and wait, while the White House tries to disprove the illegality of the very basis of its global trade conflict.

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What they find could help prove or disprove several theories on why we don’t remember being babies.

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“Their own fact-checking efforts disproved the accusation,” Smartmatic’s court filing said.

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The story struck the FBI as asinine — agents just did not act that way — but could it be disproved?

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