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verb
- 1. prove that (something) is false: "he has given the Department of Transport two months to disprove the allegation"
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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.
The meaning of DISPROVE is to prove to be false or wrong : refute. How to use disprove in a sentence.
disprove. (dɪspruːv) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense disproves, present participle disproving, past tense disproved, past participle disproven. verb. To disprove an idea, belief, or theory means to show that it is not true.
Disprove definition: to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate. See examples of DISPROVE used 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.
Definition of disprove verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
