DISPROVE


Meaning of DISPROVE in English

— disprovable , adj. — disprover , n.

/dis proohv"/ , v.t., disproved, disproving .

to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.

[ 1350-1400; ME desprover, equiv. to des- -DIS- 1 + prover to PROVE ]

Syn . discredit, contradict, negate, confute.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .