Disprove

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To prove to be false, invalid, or in error; refute.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
  • v. To disallow; to disapprove of.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To prove to be false or erroneous; confute; refute: as, to disprove an assertion, an argument, or a proposition.
  • To prove not to be genuine, real, or just; set aside by contrary proof; invalidate: as, to disprove a person's claim to land.
  • To convict of the practice of error.
  • To disapprove; disallow.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. prove to be false
  • Antonym
    prove    confirm    verify   
    Verb Form
    disproved    disproves    disproving   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    negate    contradict   
    Hyponym
    explode    rebut    falsify    refute    controvert   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    disallow    refute    confute    rebut    negative    redargue    convict   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    approve    behoove    disapprove    groove    improve    move    prove    remove    veuve