disconfirm
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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I want to think about it before I confirm it or disconfirm it, but there’s something to that.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2018
With such methods, it has been possible to confirm Darwin’s theory or, saying this another way, to show that Darwin’s theory can withstand efforts to disconfirm it.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2014
The currency of science is observable, replicable observations that confirm or disconfirm predictions, but, as I noted earlier, meaning doesn’t lend itself willingly to this kind of approach because it’s quite hard to observe.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 28, 2012
The general objective of this step is to learn and collect data that will either confirm or disconfirm the hypotheses developed earlier.
From Inc ● Jul. 10, 2012
Saying as little as possible in response to pointed questions makes it all the more difficult to confirm or disconfirm details.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 7, 2011
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