disprove

Meaning

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

Synonyms

refute

confute

rebut

contradict

invalidate

discredit

explode

erase

destroy

obliterate

negative

neutralize

override

overrule

overturn

prove

quash

reconstruct

reject

repeal

revolutionize

subvert

undo

clear of

resile

talk down

refule

abolish

redargue

abrogate

cancel

cancel out

defeat

deny

differ

falsify

fend off

negate

Translations

confutare

widerlegen

refutar

réfuter

weerleggen

refutar

smentire

desmentir

rebatir

contestar

controbattere

invalidare

redarguo

impugnar

confutar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˈpɹuːv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: disproven

In summary

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