To disprove something is to prove that it is not true. Scientists often use the term to refer to the process of testing a theory or hypothesis to see if it is true.
The scientist disproved the theory that the earth was the center of the universe.
The scientist disproved the theory that the moon was made out of cheese.
verb
prove to be false
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It is not the task of the others to disprove it.
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Bauer failed to disprove the possibility of impropriety.
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The discussion page is the appropriate place to disprove.
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The more outlandish the claim, the harder it is to disprove.
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The physical evidence utterly disproves the idea.
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This experiment was the first to disprove the conservation of parity.
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Can anyone disprove the information given in the article
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You must prove the negative to disprove the positive.
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Line of succession to the British throne clearly disproves the claims.
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I see nothing to disprove the assumptions in the deletion discussion.