disprove

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

• enPR: dĭs-pro͞ovʹ IPA^(key): /dɪsˈpɹuːv/
• Rhymes: -uːv

disprove (third-person singular simple present disproves, present participle disproving, simple past disproved, past participle disproved or disproven)

1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.

• The past participle disproven is often proscribed in favor of disproved.

• prove

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