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
Mathematical Experiments Still, this does not necessarily disprove the HOD conjecture, or render Woodin’s Ultimate L program moot.
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Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2025
This forces you to consider what data would disprove your assumptions, rather than just confirm them.
—Ramalakshmi Murugan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
This can corroborate or disprove claims of the portion of materials present.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 21 May 2025
The board voted to sustain the profanity finding but determined there was not enough evidence to prove or disprove the other allegations.
—Kelly Davis, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
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Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2025
This forces you to consider what data would disprove your assumptions, rather than just confirm them.
—Ramalakshmi Murugan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
This can corroborate or disprove claims of the portion of materials present.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 21 May 2025
The board voted to sustain the profanity finding but determined there was not enough evidence to prove or disprove the other allegations.
—Kelly Davis, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disprove
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The story included statements from Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel refuting the premise, but not Bongino.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The memo also concluded that Epstein died by suicide, refuting other claims that there was foul play behind his 2019 death in prison.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
10 July 2025
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