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disprovable

dis·prove
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-proov]
    • /dɪsˈpruv/
    • /ˌdɪsˈpruːvəbl /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-proov]
    • /dɪsˈpruv/

Definitions of disprovable word

  • verb with object disprovable to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim. 1
  • noun disprovable Capable of being disproved. 1

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Origin of disprovable

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French desprover, equivalent to des- dis-1 + prover to prove

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Parts of speech for Disprovable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

disprovable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Antonyms for disprovable

noun disprovable

  • provable — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.

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