disprove

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Etymology

From Middle English disproven, dispreven, from Old French desprover, from des- + prover, equivalent to .

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /dɪsˈpɹuːv/
• (America) IPA: /dɪsˈpɹuv/
• (Australia) IPA: /dɪsˈpɹʉːv/

Verb

disprove (disproves, present participle disproving; simple past and past participle disproved)

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

   disprove a theory

   disprove a hypothesis

Antonyms

• prove

Translations

• French: réfuter, infirmer
• German: widerlegen
• Italian: confutare
• Portuguese: desmentir, refutar
• Russian: опроверга́ть

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