disprove
verb
[ dɪsˈpruːv ]
• prove that (something) is false.
• "he has given the Department of Transport two months to disprove the allegation"
Similar:
refute,
prove false,
show to be false,
give the lie to,
rebut,
deny,
falsify,
debunk,
negate,
invalidate,
contradict,
confound,
be at odds with,
demolish,
discredit,
challenge,
call into question,
shoot full of holes,
shoot down (in flames),
blow sky-high,
blow out of the water,
confute,
gainsay,
controvert,
negative,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French desprover .
