Meaning of DISPROVE
| Pronunciation: | | dis'proov
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| | Definition: | | [v] prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" |
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| | Synonyms: | | confute |
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| | Antonyms: | | demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show | | |
| | See Also: | | contradict, controvert, explode, falsify, negate, rebut, refute | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis*prove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disproved}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Disproving}.] [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. --Atterbury.
2. To disallow; to disapprove of. [Obs.] --Stirling.
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| | Related Terms: | | abjure, assert the contrary, belie, blow sky-high, blow up, break, confound, confute, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, cross, deflate, demolish, deny, destroy, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, disclaim, disconfirm, discredit, disown, dispute, evert, explode, expose, forswear, gainsay, impugn, invalidate, join issue upon, negate, negative, not accept, not admit, nullify, oppose, overthrow, overturn, prove the contrary, puncture, rebut, recant, refuse to admit, refute, renounce, repudiate, retract, revoke, shoot, show up, take back, take issue with, traverse, undercut |
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