Nearby Words
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; 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 note at deny); 2. disapprove, disprove, rebut, refute.
Synonyms
discredit, contradict, negate, confute.
discredit, contradict, negate, confute.
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Disproving
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
disprove
c.1380, from O.Fr. desprover, from des- "dis-" + prover "to prove."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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