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[ verb ] prove to be false

Synonyms

confute

Examples

"The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

Used in print

(Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)

It is this conclusion that we challenge ; we do so by disproving the presumption on which it is based .

2
[ verb ] overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

Synonyms

rebut refute

Examples

"The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"

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