Definition of Disprove. Meaning of Disprove. Synonyms of Disprove

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Definition of Disprove

Disprove
Disprove Dis*prove", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disproved; p. pr. & vb. n. Disproving.] [Pref. dis- + prove: cf. OF. desprover.] 1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute. That false supposition I advanced in order to disprove it. --Atterbury. 2. To disallow; to disapprove of. [Obs.] --Stirling.

Meaning of Disprove from wikipedia

- evidence may take many forms; presenting evidence that tends to prove or disprove the point at issue is strictly governed by rules. Failure to follow these...
- This conjecture is now known to be false. The non-manifold version was disproved by John Milnor in 1961 using Reidemeister torsion. The manifold version...
- began to fall out of favor in the 17th century and it was definitively disproved with the discovery of microbes. The concept of "humors" may have origins...
- following list were not necessarily generally accepted as true before being disproved. Atiyah conjecture (not a conjecture to start with) Borsuk's conjecture...
- A proof is sufficient evidence or a sufficient argument for the truth of a proposition. The concept applies in a variety of disciplines, with both the...
- Many orthodox people speak as though it were the business of sceptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove them. This is, of course...
- Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Provability or provable (and disprovability or disprovable) may refer to: Provability logic, a modal logic Provable prime...
- misinformation and public-health conspiracy theories, including the scientifically disproved claim of a causal link between vaccines and autism. He has drawn criticism...
- Cloud chamber phenomena. Scientists use phenomena to refine some hypotheses and sometimes to disprove a theory. See also animated version....
- in the Taj Mahal), none of their remains have been tested to prove or disprove these theories and debate continues (see below). Scientists have speculated...