Definition of disprove
: 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.
Recent Examples of disprove from the Web
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Covelli said a video-surveillance recording disproved Guzman’s allegations.
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Later, even though Moore offered a grand total of zero evidence that disproved the women's claims, Trump endorsed the Alabama Republican and held a campaign-style rally just across the Alabama border days before the vote.
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Jackson has denied the allegations against him, which have proved difficult to verify or disprove.
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Jackson has denied the allegations against him, which have proved difficult to verify or disprove.
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Inhofe went viral in 2015 for carrying a snowball to the Senate floor to try to disprove global warming, according to the New Republic.
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Fact Check: Trump claim that Comey memos disprove collusion and obstruction: Pants on Fire 85.
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That document cited leaked friendly letters between the 2003 woman and Patterson in the months after the alleged rape, which Sharpe said disproved the idea that there was a rape and that Patterson mishandled it.
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To now, Weber’s tenure at K-State has been all about disproving the naysayers and resolve and adaptability.
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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;
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Definition of disprove for English Language Learners
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: to show that (something) is false or wrong
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Definition of disprove for Students
disproved;
disproving
: to show to be false or wrong
- Scientists disproved the theory.
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