disprove
verb (used with object)
to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate.
is disproving
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present progressiveof disprove (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Central to the defence is disproving what it sees as a patchy investigation marred by disputed forensics, a contaminated crime scene and selective use of surveillance video to implicate the accused.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 24, 2015
Professor Bergson thinks he is disproving a crude theory of localisation of mental qualities.
From Unicorns by James Huneker
