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Grammar : Verb
Spell : dis-proov
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈpruv



Definition of disprove

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French desprover "refute, contradict," from des- (see dis-) + prover (see prove). Related: Disproved; disproving.
  • verb prove false
Example sentences :
  • All these answers, were in truth no replies at all, for they did not disprove the facts.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • I will prove their existence, and I will defy you to disprove them.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 » by Various
  • I am not equally sure that we can disprove the truth of immediate states of feeling.
  • Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
  • In all that you say have you any other purpose except to disprove the being of the many?
  • Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
  • My mother alone could disprove it, and she is dead to the world.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • And Francesco, if he could not disprove it, could at least contradict it.
  • Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
  • I've said it a thousand times—and have I ever done anything to disprove it?
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • Would not that also disprove the whole theory of reincarnation if it is true?
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various
  • "You have said nothing to disprove them," said the old man, quickly.
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • There is enough in their general conduct to disprove the assumption.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever

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