disprove

verb

dis·prove | \ (ˌ)dis-ˈprüv

disproved; disproving; disproves

Definition of disprove

transitive verb

: to prove to be false or wrong : refute disprove a theory

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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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The inspector general does not exist to disprove presidential conspiracy theories, or even legitimize them by investigating them in the first place. — Murray Waas, Vox, "Exclusive: Trump loyalist Matthew Whitaker was counseling the White House on investigating Clinton," 9 Nov. 2018 This whole notion of elections, or voting fraud -- this is something that has constantly been disproved. — Fox News, "Ingraham: The defenders of lawlessness," 2 Aug. 2018 And the fact that, long after this notion has been disproved, the belief persists. — Kristen Bellstrom, Fortune, "Sheryl Sandberg, Women House Record: Broadsheet May 6th," 6 Apr. 2018 Of course, the easier path of backdooring motherboards with firmware in no way disproves the Bloomberg claims of hardware implants. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "If Supermicro boards were so bug-ridden, why would hackers ever need implants?," 11 Oct. 2018 Scientists disprove the claim with the more detailed graph 2 (below). — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "Debunking the 9/11 Myths: Special Report - The World Trade Center," 10 Sep. 2018 McAuliffe, rumored to be considering a 2020 run for president, disproved of Trump’s special relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. — Frank Miles, Fox News, "Clinton ally McAuliffe, ex-Va. governor, questions whether Trump should be impeached," 12 Aug. 2018 As a matter of law and fact, Ms. Ford’s accusation can be neither proved nor disproved. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, "What Democrats Have Become," 19 Sep. 2018 Is the burden of proving this on Dr. Ford, or is the burden of disproving this on Judge Kavanaugh? — Fox News, "Kennedy: Kavanaugh is firm that allegation didn't happen," 18 Sep. 2018

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