disprove
verb
dis·prove
(ˌ)dis-ˈprüv 
disproved; disproven
(ˌ)dis-ˈprü-vən
also disproved; disproving; disproves
also disproved; disproving; disproves
: to prove to be false or wrong : refute
disprove a theory
Examples of disprove in a Sentence
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat.
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Needs teeth Reforms are being reversed not because data disproves the need, but because the politics now allow retreat.
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Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Skeptics claimed that the researcher did not factor in findings from the 1978 Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP) that could disprove the theory of the cloth being artwork, such as a lack of pigment and the details of the blood stains, which are detectable with UV technology.
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The earliest climate models made specific forecasts about global warming decades before those forecasts could be proved or disproved.
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None of this has been disproved, of course.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
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Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Skeptics claimed that the researcher did not factor in findings from the 1978 Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP) that could disprove the theory of the cloth being artwork, such as a lack of pigment and the details of the blood stains, which are detectable with UV technology.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The earliest climate models made specific forecasts about global warming decades before those forecasts could be proved or disproved.
—Nadir Jeevanjee, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
None of this has been disproved, of course.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Disprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disprove. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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disprove
verb
dis·prove
(ˈ)dis-ˈprüv
: to prove to be false
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