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English verb: disprove

1. disprove (cognition) prove to be false


SamplesThe physicist disproved his colleagues' theories.


Synonymsconfute


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something.
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE


Broader (hypernym)contradict, negate


Narrower (hyponym)controvert, explode, falsify, rebut, refute


Antonymsshew, demonstrate, prove, show, establish









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