disprove
/dɪsˈpɹuːv//dɪsˈpɹuv/
disprove verb: to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
Verb
disprove (third-person singular simple present disproves, present participle disproving, simple past disproved, past participle disproved or disproven)
disprove meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
disprove in Hindi
- to disprove, prove false
- झुठलाना jhuṭhlānā
disprove in Tamil
- துண்டி, பொய்ப்பி, சரியன்று என எண்பி, பொய்யென மெய்ப்பி
disprove in Malayalam
- prove false, refute, rebut
- തെറ്റാണെന്നു തെളിയിക്കുക, തെറ്റെന്നു സ്ഥാപിക്കുക, കളവാണെന്നു കാണിക്കുക, വാദത്തെ ഖണ്ഡിക്കുക, അപ്രമാണീകരിക്കുക, അടിസ്ഥാനമില്ലെന്നു തെളിയിക്കുക
disprove in Kannada
- ತಪ್ಪು ತೋರಿಸು, ತಪ್ಪೆಂದು ತೋರಿಸು, ಅಬದ್ಧವೆಂದು ಸಾಧಿಸು
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- disprove in Tagalog
- pabulaanan
- disprove in Arabic
- دَحَضَ daḥaḍa
Examples of disprove in a sentence
- “The commission is not set up to disprove or to prove President Trump’s claim, nor is it just looking at the 2016 election.2017 May 15, David Wright, “Kobach: ‘Election integrity’ panel ‘not set up to prove or to disprove’ Trump”, in CNN:
- Newly released audio disproves Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s claim on CNN that he was misquoted by The Atlantic about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.2023 August 22, Daniel Dale, “Fact check: Audio debunks Vivek Ramaswamy’s false claim that he was misquoted about 9/11”, in CNN:
Synonyms of disprove
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Forms of disprove
| third-person singular present | disproves |
|---|---|
| present participle | disproving |
| past | disproved |
| past participle | disproved |
| past participle | disproven |
Origin of disprove
From Middle English disproven, dispreven, from Old French desprover, from des- + prover, equivalent to dis- + prove.
Words formed from disprove
Words that rhyme with disprove
Questions about disprove
- What does disprove mean?
- Disprove means to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
- What is disprove in Hindi?
- Disprove in Hindi is झुठलाना (jhuṭhlānā). See Disprove meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use disprove in a sentence?
- “The commission is not set up to disprove or to prove President Trump’s claim, nor is it just looking at the 2016 election.
- What part of speech is disprove?
- Disprove is a verb.
- How do you pronounce disprove?
- Disprove is pronounced /dɪsˈpɹuːv/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of disprove?
- The past tense of disprove is disproved.
Words near disprove in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: disprove (page history and authors); झुठलाना (Hindi) (page history and authors); disprove (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disprove (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); disprove (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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