Antonyms for disprove
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
- 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
Synonyms for disprove
- belie
- blow sky high
- blow up
- break
- confound
- confute
- contradict
- contravene
- controvert
- deny
- disconfirm
- discredit
- explode
- expose
- find unfounded
- impugn
- invalidate
- knock bottom out of
- knock props out
- negate
- negative
- overthrow
- overturn
- poke holes in
- puncture
- rebut
- refute
- set aside
- shoot
- shoot holes in
- tear down
- throw out
- traverse
- weaken
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