Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Disprove and Disapprove


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disprove
/dɪsˈpruːv/
verb
  1. prove that (something) is false.

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



disapprove
/dɪsəˈpruːv/
verb
verb: disapprove; 3rd person present: disapproves; past tense: disapproved; past participle: disapproved; gerund or present participle: disapproving
  1. have or express an unfavourable opinion.

    "Bob strongly disapproved of drinking and driving"

    synonyms:have/express a poor opinion of, dislike, be against, object to, find unacceptable, think wrong, take exception to, not believe in, not support, frown on, take a dim view of, look askance at; More
    antonyms:approveapproving
    • officially refuse to agree to.

      "a company may take power to disapprove the transfer of shares"

      synonyms:rejectrefuse, turn down, vetodisallow, set aside, throw out, dismiss, say ‘no’ to, rule against, rule out; 
      informalgive the thumbs down to
      "the board disapproved the bank's plan"
      antonyms:approveaccept




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