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Disprove

Disprove Meaning & Definition
Disprove Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Disprove?

[v] prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Disprove: confute

Related Terms | Find terms related to Disprove: abjure | assert the contrary | belie | blow sky-high | blow up | break | confound | confute | contest | contradict | contravene | controvert | counter | cross | deflate | demolish | deny | destroy | disaffirm | disallow | disavow | disclaim | disconfirm | discredit | disown | dispute | evert | explode | expose | forswear | gainsay | impugn | invalidate | join issue upon | negate | negative | not accept | not admit | nullify | oppose | overthrow | overturn | prove the contrary | puncture | rebut | recant | refuse to admit | refute | renounce | repudiate | retract | revoke | shoot | show up | take back | take issue with | traverse | undercut

See Also | contradict | controvert | explode | falsify | negate | rebut | refute

Disprove In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis*prove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disproved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disproving}.] [Pref. dis- + prove: cf. OF. desprover.] 1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute. That false supposition I advanced in order to disprove it. --Atterbury. 2. To disallow; to disapprove of. [Obs.] --Stirling.

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