disprove

[ dis-proov ]
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verb (used with object),dis·proved, dis·prov·ing.
  1. to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.

Origin of disprove

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French desprover, equivalent to des- dis-1 + prover prove

Other words for disprove

Other words from disprove

  • dis·prov·a·ble, adjective
  • dis·prov·er, noun
  • un·dis·prov·a·ble, adjective
  • un·dis·proved, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for disprove

disprove

/ (dɪsˈpruːv) /


verb
  1. (tr) to show (an assertion, claim, etc) to be incorrect

Derived forms of disprove

  • disprovable, adjective
  • disproval, noun

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