disprove

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disprove

  • /dɪsˈpɹuːv/ UK
  • /dɪsˈpɹuv/ US
  • /dɪsˈpɹʉːv/ Australia

Rhymes with -uːv

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

verb disproves · disproving · disproved · disproven

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

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