disprove
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English disproven, dispreven, from Old French desprover, from des- + prover, equivalent to dis- + prove.
Pronunciation
[edit]enPR: dĭs-pro͞ovʹ
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪsˈpɹuːv/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /dɪsˈpɹuv/
Audio (Mid-Atlantic US): (file)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɪsˈpɹʉːv/
Audio (Brisbane): (file)
- Rhymes: -uːv
Verb
[edit]disprove (third-person singular simple present disproves, present participle disproving, simple past disproved, past participle disproved or disproven)
- (transitive) To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
- disprove a theory
- disprove a hypothesis
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[edit]to refute
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