Disprove Definition

dĭs-pro͝ov
disproved, disproven, disproves, disproving
verb
disproved, disproves, disproving
To prove to be false or in error; refute; confute.
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Origin of Disprove

  • Middle English disproven from Old French desprover des- dis- prover to prove prove

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English, from Old French desprover, from des- + prover.

    From Wiktionary

Disprove Sentence Examples

  • In the past, a scientist began with a surmise or hunch and began gathering data to prove or disprove it.

  • For the paradox of predication, which he had used to disprove the existence of plurality, was virtually a denial of all speech and all thought, and thus led to a more comprehensive scepticism than that which sprang from the contemporary theories of sensation.

  • However it is not the subject matter of this book to attempt to prove or disprove any survival hypothesis.

  • Mr. Morgan then addressed the jury, and called several witnesses to disprove the statements made by the witnesses for the prosecution.

  • To knock it down and disprove genetics would be the most staggering feat of intellect ever seen.

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