Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to disprove
Participle: disproved
Gerund: disproving
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | disprove |
| you | disprove |
| he;she;it | disproves |
| we | disprove |
| you | disprove |
| they | disprove |
Perfect
| I | have disproved |
| you | have disproved |
| he;she;it | has disproved |
| we | have disproved |
| you | have disproved |
| they | have disproved |
Past
| I | disproved |
| you | disproved |
| he;she;it | disproved |
| we | disproved |
| you | disproved |
| they | disproved |
Pluperfect
| I | had disproved |
| you | had disproved |
| he;she;it | had disproved |
| we | had disproved |
| you | had disproved |
| they | had disproved |
Future
| I | will disprove |
| you | will disprove |
| he;she;it | will disprove |
| we | will disprove |
| you | will disprove |
| they | will disprove |
Future Perfect
| I | will have disproved |
| you | will have disproved |
| he;she;it | will have disproved |
| we | will have disproved |
| you | will have disproved |
| they | will have disproved |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | disprove |
| you | disprove |
| he;she;it | disprove |
| we | disprove |
| you | disprove |
| they | disprove |
Perfect
| I | have disproved |
| you | have disproved |
| he;she;it | have disproved |
| we | have disproved |
| you | have disproved |
| they | have disproved |
Imperfect
| I | disproved |
| you | disproved |
| he;she;it | disproved |
| we | disproved |
| you | disproved |
| they | disproved |
Pluperfect
| I | had disproved |
| you | had disproved |
| he;she;it | had disproved |
| we | had disproved |
| you | had disproved |
| they | had disproved |
Conditional
Present
| I | would disprove |
| you | would disprove |
| he;she;it | would disprove |
| we | would disprove |
| you | would disprove |
| they | would disprove |
Perfect
| I | would have disproved |
| you | would have disproved |
| he;she;it | would have disproved |
| we | would have disproved |
| you | would have disproved |
| they | would have disproved |
Imperative
| you | disprove |
| we | Let's disprove |
| you | disprove |
Verbs conjugated like 'disprove'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'disprove'
disproove,
disapprove,
discrive,
disimprove,
displode,
dispone,
dispope,
dispose,
disprize,
disprovide,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- refute
- break, belie, invalidate, confound, explode, expose, confute, falsify
Antonyms
- refute
- prove, defend, confirm, corroborate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1380, from O.Fr.
desprover, from
des- "dis-" +
prover "to prove."
2. From Middle English disproven, dispreven, from Old French desprover, from des- + prover, equivalent to dis- + prove. See: Old French '
desprover'.
Sample Sentences
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disprove a theory
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disprove a hypothesis
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“The commission is not set up to disprove or to prove President Trump’s claim, nor is it just looking at the 2016 election. We’re looking at all forms of election irregularities, voter fraud, voter registration fraud, voter intimidation, suppression, and looking at the vulnerabilities of the various elections we have in each of the 50 states,” Kobach told “New Day” co-host Chris Cuomo. [2017 May 15, David Wright, “Kobach: ‘Election integrity’ panel ‘not set up to prove or to disprove’ Trump”, in CNN:]
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While the incumbent Democrats in Michigan are vulnerable, the Trump-endorsed candidates have built their campaigns around the disproved claims of a rigged 2020 election – an issue that may not have much traction among swing voters. [2022 April 29, Rusty Hills, “Opinion: When will the GOP learn from Trump’s mistakes?”, in CNN:]
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Newly released audio disproves Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s claim on CNN that he was misquoted by The Atlantic about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. [2023 August 22, Daniel Dale, “Fact check: Audio debunks Vivek Ramaswamy’s false claim that he was misquoted about 9/11”, in CNN:]
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As it worked, the AI-based system found that fingerprints from different fingers of the same person shared strong similarities and was therefore able to tell when the fingerprints belonged to the same individual and when they didn’t, with an accuracy for a single pair peaking at 77% — seemingly disproving that each fingerprint is “unique.” [2024 January 12, Jacopo Prisco, “Are fingerprints unique? Not really, AI-based study finds”, in CNN:]