disprove

[US]/ˌdɪsˈpruːv/
[UK]/ˌdɪsˈpruːv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. refutere, bevise feil.
Word Forms
Third Person Singulardisproves
Present Participledisproving
Past Tensedisproved
Past Participledisproved

Example Sentences

I defy anyone to disprove the defendant’s statements.

Jeg utfordrer noen til å motbevise tiltaltes uttalelser.

This discovery disproved the idea that the world was flat.

Denne oppdagelsen avkrevde idéen om at verden var flat.

This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.

Dette motbeviser teorien om at barn er utelukkende imitative.

he has given the Department of Transport two months to disprove the allegation.

han har gitt Transportdepartementet to måneder for å avkreve påstanden.

there was little evidence to substantiate the gossip and, by the same token, there was little to disprove it.

Det var lite bevis for å underbygge sladderen, og under de samme omstendighetene var det lite å motbevise den.

They accepted what he had said in default of any evidence to disprove it.

De aksepterte det han hadde sagt i fravær av noe bevis for å avkreve det.

Real-world Examples

Still the clearest " sighting" caught on camera, it's never been disproved.

Det er fortsatt den tydeligste "oppsyn" som er registrert på kamera, og det har aldri blitt avvist.

Source: Encyclopædia Britannica

You can't use scientific arguments to either disprove or prove God.

Du kan ikke bruke vitenskapelige argumenter for å enten avvise eller bevise Gud.

Source: PBS Health Interview Series

But advances in statistics and brain imaging have disproved the whole-language method.

Men fremskritt i statistikk og hjernebildetaking har avvist metoden med hel språk.

Source: Past exam papers for the English CET-6 reading section.

However, a theory has recently appeared that could fully disprove the existence of the anti universe.

Likevel, har en teori nylig dukket opp som kunne fullstendig avvise eksistensen av det antiuniverset.

Source: Mysteries of the Universe

The autism link has been repeatedly disproved, says vaccine researcher Dr. Peter Hotez whose daughter has autism.

Forbindelsen til autisme har blitt avvist flere ganger, sier vaksineresearcHER Dr. Peter Hotez, hvis datter har autisme.

Source: VOA Standard English - Health

To destroy them, and disprove them, if you can.

Å ødelegge dem, og avvise dem, hvis du kan.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

The, uh, exception that disproves the rule?

Den, æh, unntak som avviser regelen?

Source: Go blank axis version

There are no studies that disprove it either.

Det er ingen studier som avviser det heller.

Source: Little Jiung Tonight Show last week

But Fiorillo says this new discovery disproves that idea.

Men Fiorillo sier at denne nye oppdagelsen avviser den idéen.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American August 2021 Collection

I I did. It's all outdated or disproved.

Jeg, jeg gjorde det. Det er alt for gammelt eller avvist.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

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