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disprove

English

Etymology

From Middle English disproven, dispreven, from Old French desprover, from des- + prover.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: d?s-pro?ov? IPA(key): /d?s?p?u?v/
  • Rhymes: -u?v

Verb

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

  1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.

Usage notes

  • The past participle disproven is often proscribed in favor of disproved.

Antonyms

  • prove

Translations

Anagrams

  • provides

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disproof

English

Alternative forms

  • disprofe, disproufe (obsolete, 16th century)

Etymology

dis- +? proof, after disprove

Noun

disproof (plural disproofs)

  1. A refutation.

Synonyms

  • refutation
  • confutation

Related terms

  • disprove

Translations


Further reading

  • disproof in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • disproof in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • disproof at OneLook Dictionary Search

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