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How to pronounce disprove in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms confute
Type of contradict, negate
Has types explode, rebut, refute, falsify, controvert
Derivation disprover


The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories.

Examples of disprove

disprove
It is commonly held to disprove light propagation through a luminiferous aether.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Others who are not motivated to disprove that number tend to orbit even closer.
From the theatlantic.com
A series of botched national interviews didn't do much to disprove their point.
From the cnn.com
Many religions rely on physical, tangible evidence to prove or disprove religion.
From the guardian.co.uk
There is absolutely no other way to either prove or disprove something spiritual.
From the guardian.co.uk
However, Southampton academics have used a mathematical model to disprove this.
From the scienceblog.com
Finding a model to disprove this result became a popular puzzle for economists.
From the economist.com
Yeah, this may be an outlandish claim, but if someone can disprove it, please do.
From the economist.com
To prove or disprove it, we have to reach the cores of Ceibal's main buildings.
From the scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com
More examples
  • Prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"
  • (Disproves) Evidence in its broadest sense includes everything that is used to determine or demonstrate the truth of an assertion. ...
  • To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute