disprove

verb

(ˌ)dis-ˈprüv How to pronounce disprove (audio)
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as in to refute
to prove to be false Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat

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Recent Examples of disprove The narrative that valuation does not matter is being disproved before our very eyes – along with many other false narratives that have plagued our society. — David Trainer, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 Subsequent research has yielded numerous lines of evidence that, taken together, disprove the theory. — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025 In the 1930s, Kurt Gödel demonstrated that this is impossible: In any mathematical system, there are statements that can be neither proved nor disproved. — Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025 Hines adamantly denied the allegation and an internal investigation did not find enough evidence to prove or disprove Choi’s claim. — Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disprove

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