Meaning & use
disprove
To show, using evidence or argument, that a claim, theory, or belief is false.
See it in a sentence
New fossil evidence disproved the theory that the species had gone extinct centuries earlier.
The lawyer disproved the witness's alibi by presenting security footage from that night.
A note on using this word
Disprove requires solid evidence against a claim, unlike simply doubting or disagreeing with it.
Words with a similar meaning
refutedebunk
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Words with an opposite meaning
proveconfirm
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