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dis⋅prove

  [dis-proov]
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–verb (used with object), -proved, -prov⋅ing.
to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < AF, OF desprover, equiv. to des- -dis-1 + prover to prove

Related forms:
dis⋅prov⋅a⋅ble, adjective
dis⋅prov⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
discredit, contradict, negate, confute.
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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.
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Word Origin & History

disprove 
c.1380, from O.Fr. desprover, from des- "dis-" + prover "to prove."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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