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- 1. prove that (something) is false: "he has given the Department of Transportation two months to disprove the allegation"
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The meaning of DISPROVE is to prove to be false or wrong : refute. How to use disprove in a sentence.
to prove that something is not true: The allegations have been disproved. Synonym. confute formal. Opposites. demonstrate. establish. prove. show. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Proving and disproving. acid test. actions speak louder than words idiom. anti-sexist. attest. authenticate. demonstrable. demonstrably.
Disprove definition: to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate. See examples of DISPROVE used in a sentence.
To disprove an idea, belief, or theory means to show that it is not true. The statistics to prove or disprove his hypothesis will take years to collect. American English : disprove / dɪsˈpruv /
to prove that something is not true: The allegations have been disproved. Synonym. confute formal. Opposites. demonstrate. establish. prove. show. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Proving and disproving. acid test. actions speak louder than words idiom. anti-sexist. attest. authenticate. demonstrable. demonstrably.
When you disprove something, you argue against it or give evidence that it's not true. A student falsely accused of cheating on a test will work hard to disprove it.
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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of disprove verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of 'disprove' disprove. (dɪspruv ) Word forms: disproves, disproving, disproved, disproven. transitive verb. To disprove an idea, belief, or theory means to show that it is not true. The statistics to prove or disprove his hypothesis will take years to collect.
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