disprove

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. verb prove to be false

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

confute

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