Disprove
/dɪsˈpruːv/noun
To prove that something is false or incorrect.
Did you know?The prefix dis- often carried the force of reversal or negation in Latin and French, so disprove literally means to prove something false rather than simply to disagree with it.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
probare
“to test, try, approve, or prove”
Old French
Old French
prover
“to prove or demonstrate”
Middle English
English
proven
“to prove”
Late Middle English
English
disproven
“to prove false; to refute”
Modern English
English
disprove
“to prove that something is false”