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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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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈDZ, adjective
  • 徱ˈDZ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱·DZa· adjective
  • 徱·DZİ noun
  • un徱·DZa· adjective
  • ܲd·DZ adjective
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Word 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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Example Sentences

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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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He has already indicated that he plans to revive research tying vaccines to autism, though that connection consistently has been disproved.

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In the end, inertia and clinging to the comfortable disproved conventional wisdom won’t save American democracy or the American people.

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According to his attorney, this footage allegedly disproves the allegations Lively leveled against Baldoni in the lawsuit.

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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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