Another word for disprove
disprove
v.
prove false, discredit, controvert, refute, confute, rebut, throw out, set aside, find unfounded, find fault in, point out the weakness of, invalidate, weaken, negate, overthrow, tear down, confound, expose, puncture, cut the ground from under*, blow up*, poke holes in*; see also deny, refute.
disprove implies the presenting of evidence or reasoned arguments that demonstrate an assertion or belief to be false or erroneous; refute implies a more thorough assembly of evidence and a more careful development of argument, hence suggests conclusiveness of proof; confute suggests the overwhelming or silencing of a person by argument, proof, or rhetorical force; controvert implies a disputing or denying of statements, arguments, etc. in an endeavor to refute them; rebut stresses formality in refuting an argument, such as is observed in debate, court procedure, etc.
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