as in to refute
to prove to be false
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat
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Recent Examples of disprove
But Lucas, known for making false confessions, later retracted his claim, and other evidence disproved his connection to the murder.
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Jack Brook, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
York is told that Somerset is imprisoned in the Tower of London, but when this is disproved by Somerset’s entrance, York announces his claim to the kingship.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
The detectives recognized that his heartbeat would disprove his story of running around trying to rescue all of his worldly belongings.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
Only after World War II—and over the objections of much of the brass—was the military integrated, and then only after an exhaustive internal investigation disproved racist assumptions that Black troops could only fill menial roles or serve in segregated units.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
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Jack Brook, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
York is told that Somerset is imprisoned in the Tower of London, but when this is disproved by Somerset’s entrance, York announces his claim to the kingship.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
The detectives recognized that his heartbeat would disprove his story of running around trying to rescue all of his worldly belongings.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
Only after World War II—and over the objections of much of the brass—was the military integrated, and then only after an exhaustive internal investigation disproved racist assumptions that Black troops could only fill menial roles or serve in segregated units.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disprove
refute
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Cuban officials have angrily refuted the pressure campaign and promised to resist any military intervention with force.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Cento refuted the claims made in the complaint and will seek dismissal of the lawsuit in court, a company spokesperson told The Times on Monday.—
Itzel Luna,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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“Disprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disprove. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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