disprove
verb
dis·prove
(ˌ)dis-ˈprüv 
disproved; disproving; disproves
: to prove to be false or wrong : refute
disprove a theory
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Examples of disprove in a Sentence
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat.
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Some practitioners oppose this framing, and research published by the American Academy of Pediatrics has disproved it.
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
Taken together, Gonzales’ attorneys said, this evidence exhibits the inmate is no longer a threat to society, disproving a finding made by his jury at trial that was required for him to be sentenced to death.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 25 June 2024
By the time security deposits are returned, the tenants have likely already moved out and can't disprove the landlord's damage claims.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
According to Albarracin, misinformation merely states something inaccurate, while a conspiracy theory seeks to discredit information that could disprove the theory, and, therefore, becomes more difficult to correct.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
Taken together, Gonzales’ attorneys said, this evidence exhibits the inmate is no longer a threat to society, disproving a finding made by his jury at trial that was required for him to be sentenced to death.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 25 June 2024
By the time security deposits are returned, the tenants have likely already moved out and can't disprove the landlord's damage claims.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
According to Albarracin, misinformation merely states something inaccurate, while a conspiracy theory seeks to discredit information that could disprove the theory, and, therefore, becomes more difficult to correct.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
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disprove
verb
dis·prove
(ˈ)dis-ˈprüv
: to prove to be false
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