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
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Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat.
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Ayan Artan, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Chien-Shiung Wu, the First Lady of Physics Jess Romeo
May 21, 2021
Chien-Shiung Wu disproved a fundamental law of physics—a stunning achievement that helped earn her male colleagues (but not her) a Nobel Prize.
—Allison Miller, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
The board voted to sustain the profanity finding but determined there was not enough evidence to prove or disprove the other allegations.
—Kelly Davis, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
In 2024, he was ordered to pay $5 million to computer forensics expert Robert Zeidman after making a public pledge to pay that sum to anyone who could disprove his claim that the 2020 election was rigged in Joe Biden's favor.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Disprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disprove. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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disprove
verb
dis·prove
(ˈ)dis-ˈprüv
: to prove to be false
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