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Added 9 October 2026

disprove

/dɪsˈpɹuːv/ verb

In Latin: refellō, redarguō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about disprove at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
disprove a theory

Origin

From Middle English disproven, dispreven, from Old French desprover, from des- + prover, equivalent to dis- + prove.

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