as in to refute
to prove to be false
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat
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Recent Examples of disprove
None of this has been disproved, of course.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Did Beach House just disprove its own thesis of the celebrity brand?
—Natalie Jarvey, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
Stoudt says that Miles represents everything her wealthy French family would disprove of, which is perfect for her.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Give teams the space to prove or disprove it, as Pfizer did with timelines.
—Curt Steinhorst, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Did Beach House just disprove its own thesis of the celebrity brand?
—Natalie Jarvey, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
Stoudt says that Miles represents everything her wealthy French family would disprove of, which is perfect for her.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Give teams the space to prove or disprove it, as Pfizer did with timelines.
—Curt Steinhorst, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disprove
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disprove
refute
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That backup has since grown into a hundreds-strong campaign to refute the DHS allegations, which supporters call a resurgence of anti-Muslim fearmongering that has persisted across party lines since the 9/11 attacks 24 years ago this month.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Days after the hearing, the leader of the Pentagon's office to investigate UFOs provided testimony of his own refuting some of the claims.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Disprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disprove. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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