/ ˌdɪsˈpruːv; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] to show that sth is wrong or false :
The theory has now been disproved.
OPP prove
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French desprover .
/ ˌdɪsˈpruːv; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] to show that sth is wrong or false :
The theory has now been disproved.
OPP prove
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French desprover .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005