disprove

Verb
US[dih-sproov]/dɪˈspruv/2 syllables
Synonyms: confute

Open English WordNet

Verb (1)disproved, disproving

  1. prove to be false“The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories”Synonyms: confuteMore general negate, contradictMore specific refute, explode, falsify

Related words refutable adjective, rebutter noun, confutation noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Dis·prove′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Disproved; present participle & verbal noun Disproving.]

Origin: Pref. dis- + prove: cf. OF. desprover.

1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.

That false supposition I advanced in order to disprove it.— Francis Atterbury

2. To disallow; to disapprove of. obsolete William Alexander Stirling

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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