disprove

[dis-proov] / dɪsˈpruv /

VERB

prove false

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belie confound contradict discredit impugn invalidate negate rebut refute

STRONG

break confute contravene controvert deny explode expose negative overthrow overturn puncture shoot traverse weaken

WEAK

blow sky-high blow up disconfirm find unfounded knock bottom out of knock the props out (from under) poke holes in set aside shoot holes in tear down throw out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree approve concede permit praise prove

STRONG

affirm allow build up confirm endorse hide strengthen

WEAK

credit validate

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Edwards also cites the Bloomberg strategist Simon White to disprove the notion that gold is in a bubble.

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Prosecutors must first persuade a judge in a special pretrial hearing that a defendant didn’t kill in legitimate self-defense—disproving a person’s claim of mortal fear.

From The Wall Street Journal

In fact, the history of whaling on its own disproves the central point of “The Killing Age,” that guns were a sine qua non for the making of the modern world.

From The Wall Street Journal

Demonstrate that their conspiracy theory is, say, disproved by the law of gravity, and they will conclude … that Sir Isaac Newton was “in on it” too.

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Under Nevada law, the office said, it wouldn’t be able to disprove Ruesch’s self-defense claim in court.

From The Wall Street Journal

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