disprove
to show that something is false or incorrect
Word origin: From Latin dis-, apart, plus probare, to test or prove.
Disprove in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing disprove in a sentence.
The scientist designed an experiment to disprove the popular hypothesis.
A single reproducible counterexample was enough to disprove the long-standing conjecture.
Using “disprove” well
Disprove means to establish that a claim is false, a stronger result than merely casting doubt on it. Distinguish it from disapprove, which means to regard something with disfavor.
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