dis prove
verb (used with object), dis·proved, dis·prov·ing.
to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French desprover, equivalent to des- -dis-1 + prover to prove
1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French desprover, equivalent to des- -dis-1 + prover to prove
Related forms
dis·prov·a·ble, adjective
dis·prov·er, noun
un·dis·prov·a·ble, adjective
un·dis·proved, adjective
Can be confused: 1. deny, disapprove, disprove, rebut, refute (see synonym study at deny) ; 2. disapprove, disprove, rebut, refute.
Synonyms
discredit, contradict, negate, confute.
discredit, contradict, negate, confute.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to show (an assertion, claim, etc) to be incorrect | |
| dis'provable | |
| —adj | |
| dis'proval | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
disprove
c.1380, from O.Fr. desprover, from des- "dis-" + prover "to prove."
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