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dis·prove
 disprove
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- pronunciation:
- dIs
pruv
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
disproves, disproving, disproved |
| definition: |
to prove to be not true or valid.
I can disprove her claim that she saw us letting the air out of her tires.- antonyms:
- establish, prove
- similar words:
- deny, dispute, overturn
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| related words: |
contradict, object |
| derivations: |
disprovable (adj.), disprover (n.) |
The word disprove
contains the following parts:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs (dishearten) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disagree, disagreeable, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapprove, disbelief, discard, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disgrace, disgust, dishonest, disintegrate, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, disobey, disorder, disown, dispense, displace, display, displease, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissect, dissent, dissolve, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
prob, prov, -prove
Latin
root
that means good; test, prove
Example words:
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