Definition of disprove
: to prove to be false or wrong : refute
- disprove a theory
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Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat.
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All this, a reaction to Comey's new book a portrait of a president obsessed with disproving a dossier filled with salacious and unproven claims and unconcerned with the Russian threat.
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Behind the scenes, a company that’s struggled to figure out how to mass manufacture cars had implored workers to get production on track and disprove their doubters.
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Just as significant, studies have disproved numerous teaching methods, which is important in a field where fads are common.
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Many of the more facile claims made by Brexiteers have been disproved, at some cost to Britain’s reputation abroad.
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Charter spending rises and falls The FCC's specific claim on Friday that Charter is boosting investment because of the repeal and recent tax cut was disproved by Charter's own statements on the same day.
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The task of disproving such claims stretched across the decades, reaching Germany’s constitutional court and consuming Otto’s emotional energy.
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Chief of staff John Kelly -- hoping to disprove the endless headlines declaring the West Wing was in chaos -- was furious when Trump discarded his suggestion to make the announcement during a traditional White House ceremony.
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At the very bedrock of science is the concept of falsification: A scientist runs a test, gathers his findings, and tries to disprove himself by replicating his experiment in other contexts.
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Origin and Etymology of disprove
Middle English, from Anglo-French desprover, from des- dis- + prover to prove
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First Known Use: 14th century
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Synonyms
belie, confound, confute, debunk, disconfirm, discredit, falsify, rebut, refute, shoot down;
Near Antonyms
document, evidence, evince, record, show, support, witness;
back (up), buttress, corroborate, substantiate;
Phrases
give the lie to;
DISPROVE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of disprove for English Language Learners
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: to show that (something) is false or wrong
DISPROVE Defined for Kids
Definition of disprove for Students
disproved;
disproving
: to show to be false or wrong
- Scientists disproved the theory.
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