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disprove
[ dis-proov ]
verb (used with object)
- to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate:
I disproved his claim.
Synonyms: , , ,
disprove
/ ɪˈː /
verb
- tr to show (an assertion, claim, etc) to be incorrect
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈDZ, adjective
- 徱ˈDZ, noun
Other Word Forms
- 徱·DZa· adjective
- 徱·DZİ noun
- un徱·DZa· adjective
- ܲd·DZ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of disprove1
Example Sentences
The story struck the FBI as asinine — agents just did not act that way — but could it be disproved?
He has already indicated that he plans to revive research tying vaccines to autism, though that connection consistently has been disproved.
In the end, inertia and clinging to the comfortable disproved conventional wisdom won’t save American democracy or the American people.
According to his attorney, this footage allegedly disproves the allegations Lively leveled against Baldoni in the lawsuit.
He called the report, “a document filled with unproven claims that me and my colleagues were never given a proper chance to fully review, rebuke and disprove.”
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