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disproved

disproved is the simple past and past participle of disprove.

Meaning of disprove

Verb

disprove (third-person singular simple present disproves, present participle disproving, simple past disproved, past participle disproved or disproven)

  1. (transitive) To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
    • disprove a theory
    Synonyms:
    disconfirm

Words formed from disproved

Questions about disproved

What is disproved the simple past and past participle of?
Disproved is the simple past and past participle of disprove.

Words near disproved in the dictionary

  1. disprovability
  2. disprovable
  3. disproval
  4. disprovals
  5. disprove
  6. disproved
  7. disprovement
  8. disproven
  9. disprover
  10. disprovers
  11. disproves

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