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disprove

[ dis-proov ]
/ dɪsˈpruv /
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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.

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Words related to disprove

invalidate, impugn, refute, contradict, belie, confound, discredit, negate, rebut, shoot, break, deny, contravene, expose, traverse, negative, explode, controvert, confute, puncture

Words nearby disprove

disproof, disproportion, disproportional, disproportionate, disproportionation, disprove, dispur, disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious

Origin of disprove

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French desprover, equivalent to des- dis-1 + prover to prove

OTHER WORDS FROM disprove

dis·prov·a·ble, adjectivedis·prov·er, nounun·dis·prov·a·ble, adjectiveun·dis·proved, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disprove

deny disapprove disprove rebut refute
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British Dictionary definitions for disprove

disprove
/ (dɪsˈpruːv) /

verb

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

Derived forms of disprove

disprovable, adjectivedisproval, noun
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