as in to refute
to prove to be false
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat
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Recent Examples of disprove
In January, Kennedy appointed 21 new members to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, many of whom have tied the existence of autism to vaccines, despite an overwhelming scientific consensus disproving that association.
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O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 19 Mar. 2026
Though Iranian media suggested an incoming message would disprove his death, Iranian officials released a statement from Larijani dated March 4 on Tuesday morning.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2026
Discounting the Patterson-Gimlin film is one thing; disproving the existence of giant humanoid creatures is another.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
In each case, skeptics used the scientific method to produce data that disproved the incumbent theory.
—Noubar Afeyan, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
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O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 19 Mar. 2026
Though Iranian media suggested an incoming message would disprove his death, Iranian officials released a statement from Larijani dated March 4 on Tuesday morning.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2026
Discounting the Patterson-Gimlin film is one thing; disproving the existence of giant humanoid creatures is another.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
In each case, skeptics used the scientific method to produce data that disproved the incumbent theory.
—Noubar Afeyan, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disprove
refute
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Jones, who lived in San Francisco for years before moving to Napa, refuted the insinuation of carpetbagging.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Saatchi, at least, welcomes pushback — and at times doesn’t even refute it.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Disprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disprove. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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