disprove
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- disprovable adjective
- disproval noun
- disprover noun
- undisprovable adjective
- undisproved adjective
Etymology
Origin of disprove
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French desprover, equivalent to des- dis- 1 ( def. ) + prover prove
Example Sentences
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It had previously been thought that vaccinating children against chickenpox would cause a problematic rise in the linked condition shingles, but a recent long-term study from the US disproved that theory.
From BBC
Chief among them: statements without clearly defined facts attached, meaning that they can neither be proved nor disproved; statements involving cherry-picked facts; and promises.
From MarketWatch
He added that software companies right now have no way to disprove the thesis of disruption because that thesis is that the disruption will come in a few years, rather than now.
From MarketWatch
FBI data alone cannot prove or disprove the claim that crime is at a 125-year low because, as he points out, it only started publishing statistics in 1930, and only consistently after 1960.
From BBC
The main effect of her suit was that Lake was ordered to pay $33,000 to the witnesses who helped disprove Lake’s false claims in court.
From Salon
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