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deproving

deproving is the present participle and gerund of deprove.

Meaning of deprove

Verb (1)

deprove (third-person singular simple present deproves, present participle deproving, simple past and past participle deproved)

  1. (ambitransitive, rare) To worsen.
    • As you can see, Sacramento, the Lakers and Mavericks have improved tremendously from last season, with a quite negligible difference between the three teams. And it's now official; Da Warriors are the most deproved team in the league, with Miami falling apart rapidly.1995 February 18, Chua Hak Lien, “Most Improved / Most Deproved Teams..”, in rec.sport.basketball.pro (Usenet)

Verb (2)

deprove (third-person singular simple present deproves, present participle deproving, simple past and past participle deproved)

  1. (nonstandard, rare, transitive) To disprove.
    • Perhaps, however I feel it to be more than a simple hypothesis. A "hypothesis" is tested, and thus, while no actual "proof" exists, failure to "deprove" the original hypothesis supports it.1996 May 31, Mark Baerlocher, “To Mitchell Holman (deterrent)”, in alt.activism.death-penalty (Usenet)

Questions about deproving

What is deproving the present participle and gerund of?
Deproving is the present participle and gerund of deprove.

Words near deproving in the dictionary

  1. deprovincialization
  2. deprovincialize
  3. deprovincialized
  4. deprovincializes
  5. deprovincializing
  6. deproving
  7. deprovision
  8. deprovisioned
  9. deprovisioning
  10. deprovisions
  11. deps

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