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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Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat.
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George Gascón’s legal battles with his own staff June 18, 2024
Some juvenile law experts maintain that Lee’s case is an outlier that doesn’t necessarily disprove research supporting Gascón’s way of doing things.
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When those theories are disproved at the climax, the whimsical world that has hummed pleasantly along at Theater J feels suddenly gut-punched by a dose of reality.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Hard Science No, the James Webb Space Telescope did not disprove the Big Bang
Unexpected images of galaxies from the James Webb Space Telescope do not disprove the Big Bang.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
George Gascón’s legal battles with his own staff June 18, 2024
Some juvenile law experts maintain that Lee’s case is an outlier that doesn’t necessarily disprove research supporting Gascón’s way of doing things.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
When those theories are disproved at the climax, the whimsical world that has hummed pleasantly along at Theater J feels suddenly gut-punched by a dose of reality.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
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disprove
verb
dis·prove
(ˈ)dis-ˈprüv
: to prove to be false
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