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disproving

disproving is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about disproving

What is disproving the present participle and gerund of?
Disproving is the present participle and gerund of disprove.

Words near disproving in the dictionary

  1. disproves
  2. disprovide
  3. disprovided
  4. disprovides
  5. disproviding
  6. disproving
  7. dispulsion
  8. dispulsions
  9. dispunct
  10. dispunge
  11. dispunged

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