Another word for disprove
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Verb
To prove or show to be false
- To deny the truth or validity of
- To prove (an argument or statement) to be false or wrong, by argument or evidence
- To prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by argument or proof:
- To repel or reject:
- To contradict, refute, or oppose, esp. in a formal manner by argument, proof, etc., as in a debate
- To refute, especially by offering opposing evidence or arguments, as in a legal case:
- To be a reason for disbelieving or distrusting; cast doubt on
- To refuse to believe:
- To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
- (Obs.) To make useless
- To prove to be wrong or in error; refute decisively.
- To prove (a person, statement, etc.) to be in error or false; overcome by argument or proof
- To give a false idea of; disguise or misrepresent
- To give a false representation to; misrepresent:
- To show to be untrue; prove false
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Another word for disprove
Verb
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- To be pierced or punctured:
- To pierce with a pointed object.
- To reduce or put an end to, as if by a puncture
- To lay open (to danger, attack, ridicule, etc.); leave unprotected
- To subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light.
- To allow to be seen; disclose; reveal; exhibit; display
- Used in mild curses:
- (--- Archaic) To defeat or overthrow (an enemy).
- To cause to become confused or perplexed.
- To make negative:
- (Computers) To perform the machine logic operation NOT gate.
- To deny the existence or truth of
- To make or become weak or weaker.
- (Intransitive) To become weaker.
- To make invalid; deprive of legal force
- To present opposing evidence or arguments.
- To contradict, refute, or oppose, esp. in a formal manner by argument, proof, etc., as in a debate
- To refute, especially by offering opposing evidence or arguments, as in a legal case:
- (Obsolete) To confound.
- To prove to be wrong or in error; refute decisively.
- To prove (a person, statement, etc.) to be in error or false; overcome by argument or proof
- To prove (a person) to be wrong; confute
- To prove (an argument or statement) to be false or wrong, by argument or evidence
- To prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by argument or proof:
- To argue or reason against; contradict; deny; dispute
- To raise arguments against; voice opposition to.
- To argue about; debate; discuss
- To refuse to believe:
- To be a reason for disbelieving or distrusting; cast doubt on
- To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
Synonym Study
- Rebut stresses formality in refuting an argument, such as is observed in debate, court procedure, etc.
- Controvert implies a disputing or denying of statements, arguments, etc. in an endeavor to refute them
- Confute suggests the overwhelming or silencing of a person by argument, proof, or rhetorical force
- Refute implies a more thorough assembly of evidence and a more careful development of argument, hence suggests conclusiveness of proof
- Disprove implies the presenting of evidence or reasoned arguments that demonstrate an assertion or belief to be false or erroneous
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