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
On the flip, Baldoni and crew also seem intent in getting their day in court to disprove the actress’ allegations of misconduct during the production of the Sony distributed IEWU, and a preemptive online smear campaign that followed.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2025
All of these claims have been disproved.
—Carly Thomsen, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
But Ellison and his management team have been moving fast to revitalize Paramount and disprove skeptics across Hollywood.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Walshe has been charged with first degree murder, which requires premeditation, something that the defense is likely going to try to chip away at and disprove throughout the trial.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2025
All of these claims have been disproved.
—Carly Thomsen, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
But Ellison and his management team have been moving fast to revitalize Paramount and disprove skeptics across Hollywood.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Walshe has been charged with first degree murder, which requires premeditation, something that the defense is likely going to try to chip away at and disprove throughout the trial.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disprove
refute
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Graphic videos are being cited to refute the administration's assertion that the shooting was justified.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Trump administration claims that Good attacked or tried to run over ICE agents before the shooting have been refuted by the videos captured during the incident.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Disprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disprove. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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