as in to refute
to prove to be false
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat
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Recent Examples of disprove
Her fantastical claims will be swiftly debunked as discovery moves forward, easily disproved with actual, evidentiary proof.
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 12 May 2025
While Lower previously disproved that theory, show creator Dan Erickson sees those interpretations as an indicator of people’s genuine investment.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 5 May 2025
Sinners, released on April 18, has just spent a fortnight disproving all of these convenient myths.
—Ayan Artan, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Chien-Shiung Wu, the First Lady of Physics Jess Romeo
May 21, 2021
Chien-Shiung Wu disproved a fundamental law of physics—a stunning achievement that helped earn her male colleagues (but not her) a Nobel Prize.
—Allison Miller, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 12 May 2025
While Lower previously disproved that theory, show creator Dan Erickson sees those interpretations as an indicator of people’s genuine investment.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 5 May 2025
Sinners, released on April 18, has just spent a fortnight disproving all of these convenient myths.
—Ayan Artan, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Chien-Shiung Wu, the First Lady of Physics Jess Romeo
May 21, 2021
Chien-Shiung Wu disproved a fundamental law of physics—a stunning achievement that helped earn her male colleagues (but not her) a Nobel Prize.
—Allison Miller, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disprove
refute
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Security camera footage, however, refuted his story, according to the court documents.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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Yet a source close to the contract negotiations, who requested anonymity to discuss a sensitive topic, refuted that claim.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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“Disprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disprove. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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