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Definition of disprove verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

disprove

verb

NAmE//ˌdɪsˈpruv//

disprove somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they disprove

he / she / it disproves

past simple disproved

-ing form disproving

to show that something is wrong or false The theory has now been disproved. opposite prove

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