[dis-proov] 
| to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim. |
| dis·prove (dĭs-prōōv') tr.v. dis·proved, dis·prov·ing, dis·proves To prove to be false, invalid, or in error; refute. [Middle English disproven, from Old French desprover : des-, dis- + prover, to prove; see prove.] dis·prov'a·ble adj., dis·prov'al n. |
