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
The responsibility then falls on those who believe in equity and justice to disprove the lies, dispel myths, and dispense accurate information about DEI.
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Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Along the way, each antihero is forced to confront the most unpleasant corners of their mind, and Russell, as an accomplished former hockey player, was eager to disprove anyone who wrote Thunderbolts* off as just another superhero team-up.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
Ever since, her prolific film career has defied stereotypes around women in comedy; forever disproving the notion that beautiful women are not funny, or able to laugh at themselves.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In one early sign of the administration's priorities, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention is reportedly planning a broad study into connections between vaccines and autism, despite substantial evidence disproving any link.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
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Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Along the way, each antihero is forced to confront the most unpleasant corners of their mind, and Russell, as an accomplished former hockey player, was eager to disprove anyone who wrote Thunderbolts* off as just another superhero team-up.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
Ever since, her prolific film career has defied stereotypes around women in comedy; forever disproving the notion that beautiful women are not funny, or able to laugh at themselves.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In one early sign of the administration's priorities, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention is reportedly planning a broad study into connections between vaccines and autism, despite substantial evidence disproving any link.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disprove
refute
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Depardieu has repeatedly refuted both accounts saying his actions had been misinterpreted.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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What To Know In response, Baraka appeared on CNN's The Source With Kaitlan Collins, refuting Habba's claims.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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“Disprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disprove. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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