disprove

pronunciation

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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

vt.

prove

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 .

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