disprove

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Etymology

From Middle English disproven, dispreven, from Old French desprover, from des- + prover, equivalent to dis- +‎ prove.

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enPR: dĭs-pro͞ovʹ

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disprove (third-person singular simple present disproves, present participle disproving, simple past disproved, past participle disproved or disproven)

  1. (transitive) To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
    disprove a theory
    disprove a hypothesis

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