disprove
pronunciation
How to pronounce disprove in British English: UK [ˌdɪsˈpruːv]
How to pronounce disprove in American English: US [ˌdɪsˈpruːv]
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- Verb:
- prove to be false
Word Origin
- disprove (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French desprover "refute, contradict," from des- (see dis-) + prover (see prove). Related: Disproved; disproving.
Antonym
Example
- 1. So on february 14th the boj tried to disprove its critics .
- 2. The arabs must be given the chance to disprove these prejudices .
- 3. This is almost impossible for the " offender " to disprove .
- 4. With the mythology intact , it creates its own evidence that is very difficult to disprove .
- 5. But it does help disprove the widespread belief that islam and overtly islamist political parties must always be incompatible with a functioning democracy .